Enniskillen’s Ellie McCartney finished 6th in her World Championships heat in Budapest on Friday morning, posting her fastest-ever morning swim time in the 200m breaststroke.
The Limerick-based swimmer hit the wall in 2:23:36 which is her second fastest swim ever. She will undoubtedly take great encouragement from her impressive debut at the Championships.
McCartney’s time meant she finished 17th in the world.
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McCartney’s heat was won by Russian swimmer Evgenila Chikunova in a time of 2:17:04.