Scully set for another final in glasgow

James Scully will be one of three Irish athletes in action at the finals in the Paralympic Swimming World Championships in Glasgow this evening along with NicoleTurner and Ellen Keane.

In the busiest day so far for the Irish team, three of the five swimmers in action qualified for tonight’s finals.

Turner swam a lifetime best in the heats of the SM6 200m Individual Medley. The 13-year is on a real upward curve making typically huge gains at this early stage of her swimming career. She took over sixteen seconds off her previous best set earlier this year when finishing third in her heat today in 3:27.35 seeing her go into this evening’s final seventh fastest. 

 Keane booked a place in an evening final. She placed fourth in her heat of the S9 100m Butterfly in 1:12.80 to snatch the last spot in the final. The twenty year old will be hoping to improve on that time in this evening’s final at 6.45pm.

Scully raced in the second heat of the S5 Men’s 50m Freestyle and put in a lifetime best performance of 38 seconds flat to take the last spot in tonight’s final; eighth fastest.

The Irish team is sponsored by Allianz; an official sponsor of Paralympics Ireland.

Irish Results, Paralympic Swimming World Champs,

Fri 17th July
Jonathan McGrath, 5th in Heat S8 Men’s 400m Freestyle; 4:53.34, 10th overall
Ailbhe Kelly, 10th in Heat S8 Women’s 400m Freestyle; 5:37.45 PB, 10th overall
Nicole Turner, 3rd in Heat SM6 Women’s 200m Individual Medley; 3:27.35 PB, through to final
Ellen Keane, 4th in Heat S9 Women’s 100m Butterfly; 1:12.80, through to final
James Scully, 5th in Heat S5 Men’s 50m Freestyle; 38.00 PB, through to final

Irish Schedule, Evening Session, Fri 17th July
6.35pm Nicole Turner, SM6 Women’s 200m Individual Medley Final
6.45pm Ellen Keane, S9 Women’s 100m Butterfly Final
8.05pm James Scully, S5 Men’s 50m Freestyle Final