Ireland’s newest European Champion 👑 Hand on heart - proud to be Irish ☘️

"That Winning Feeling!" 🥇 John Shortt celebrates winning gold in the Mens’ 200m Backstroke Final at the European Short Course Championships in Poland this evening!

The reaction we were all waiting to see 🌟

𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗 John Shortt swims an incredible 1:47.89 to win GOLD for #TeamIreland in the 200m Backstroke Final 🥇 The 18-year-old wins his first senior international medal and sets a new World Junior, European Junior and Championship Record 🔥 WOW!

Huge congratulations to Galway’s John Shortt on striking Gold at the European Short Course Championships. Even better to do it with a new World Junior Record. A phenomenal achievement and proud day for John, his family and Irish sport.🥇

NEW WORLD JUNIOR RECORD! 🔥 John Shortt is having a MONSTER season. 1:47.89 in the 200m Back! 😱 #EuropeanAquatics #Swimming

It's another 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 👊 A relay team featuring John Shortt, Eoin Corby, Ellen Walshe, and Rosalie Phelan clocked a combined 1:40.54 to set a new Mixed 4x50 Medley Relay Record 🔥 The team dipped below the 1:41.00 mark that had stood since 2019 🫨

It’s heating up in Lublin for #TeamIreland 🔥 Evan Bailey lowers the 200m Freestyle 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 to 1:42.68, breaking the 1:42.74 mark that had stood since 2020! The Wexford man will be back tonight for the semi-final 🤝

Ellen Walshe has checked in! Walshe clocks 58.80 to set a new Irish Senior Record in the 100m IM 🔥 58.85 📉 58.80 The Templeogue swimmer will be back this evening for the semi-final!

𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 | 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗪𝗢 After a thrilling start to the week, we are right back at it with another action-packed day of racing ☘️ ➡️ Heats: 9am // Finals: 6pm Let's get it 👊 Head to Meet Central for streaming and results links 🔗

This guy 🫨 John Shortt smashes the Irish Senior and Junior 200m Backstroke records for the second time today with a time of 1:48.84 🔥 The time sees Shortt head into tomorrow night's final as the top seed! 1:50.65 📉 1:48.84

Back racing and back on the podium 🥉 We love to see it 👊 #TeamIreland

Daniel Wiffen is well and truly 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 🥉 Wiffen secures the European 400m Freestyle 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 for Team Ireland in a time of 3:37.02 ☘️ The smile says it all - what a return to racing for this guy 👊

𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗢𝗡𝗘 | 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦 The first night of racing is coming our way at 6pm (IRL) with three swimmers in action for #TeamIreland ➡️ Daniel Wiffen | 400m Freestyle Final | 18:09 ➡️ Ellie McCartney | 100m Breaststroke SF | 18:32 ➡️ John Shortt | 200m Backstroke SF |

Senior international debuts for Denis O'Brien, Rosalie Phelan, Matthew Hamilton and Adam Bradley 🤝 ☘️

Daniel Wiffen is 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸! Wiffen clocks an impressive 3:37.04 to head into tonight's 400m Freestyle Final as top seed 🤝

John Shortt is in the 🏡 Shortt gets his week off to a flying start, setting Irish 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 and 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 Records in the 200m Backstroke with a time of 1:50.65 🔥 Catch the National Centre (Limerick) man in tonight’s semi-final!

𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 | 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗢𝗡𝗘 The stage is set for the 2025 European Aquatics Championships (25m) in Lublin, Poland! It’s a big morning in the pool for #TeamIreland, as all twelve Irish swimmers will suit up for the opening session of racing ☘️ ➡️ Heats: 9am

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