Evan Bailey crowns fruitful week with second freestyle swimming gold medal

Independent.ie - 22:30
EVAN BAILEY, already under consideration for the European Under-23 Championships and World University Games, added 100m freestyle gold to the 200m freestyle gold he had won earlier in the week when the Irish Open Swimming Championships concluded in Dublin on Wednesday.

The New Ross native and National Centre Limerick performer had a best time of 49.15 and was the only swimmer under 50 seconds, with Larne’s Thomas Leggett home in 50.78 for silver and National Centre Limerick’s Cormac Rynn winning bronze in 50.81.

Bailey had ensured he was the top seed after a personal best swim of 49.17. The 20-year-old finished ahead...
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