Limerick swimmer claims impressive sixth place finish in European final

A TALENTED Limerick swimmer claimed an impressive sixth place finish at the European Under 23 swimming championship at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin.

Clarina swimmer Eoin Corby was impressive in finishing in sixth place in Saturday evening's Men’s 200m Breaststroke Final at the prestigious event. The National Centre Limerick swimmer clocked 2:12.90 in a rapid final that saw France’s Lucien Vergnes claim gold in 2:10.04.

Commenting after the race Corby, who is coached by John Szaranek, said, ‘It’s a bit of mixed emotions, I thought I could have done better, it felt smooth this morning, I thought I’d more in me, but you can’t complain, sixth in Europe is class, it’s not every day you get to put on the Irish cap and represent Ireland in a home competition’.

Limerick swimmer Corby had been impressive in his 200m Breaststroke heat earlier on Saturday, touching first in 2:12.67 to progress to the final in third place overall.

Twenty one-year-old Corby said he knew what to expect going into the race and executed his plan. ‘I knew going into the race I’d have to be on form, my goal going in was to try and win that heat because I knew all the lads would be going 2:12 and 2:11, I just wanted to get a good lane for the final and went for it this morning, I’m very happy with it.’

On today, Sunday, morning, Corby clocked 1:02.19 in his 100m Breaststroke heats, but narrowly missing out on a place in the final by just .65 of a second. The Limerick man finished in 13th place overall in a 37-strong entry for the event.