European 200m Breaststroke semi-final berth for Longford’s Darragh Greene

As temperatures increased in Belgrade, so too did Irish performances as five Irish athletes moved through the rounds on Day 3 of the European Aquatics Championships in Serbia.

 Danielle Hill, Lottie Cullen, Darragh Greene and Eoin Corby will join Shane Ryan, John Shortt and Nathan Wiffen this Wednesday for the evening session while Ciara McGing will compete in the 10m Platform Final.

 Fresh off the back of his first individual international final appearance last night, Longford’s Darragh Greene was back on the blocks for the 200m Breaststroke. Greene continued to impress this week, finishing first in his heat and fifth overall in 2:12.87, advancing to yet another European semi-final. 

 Greene’s National Centre (Dublin) teammate, Eoin Corby, will also head back to the pool this evening. Corby stopped the clock on 2:13.74 to advance from the morning heat in tenth overall.

 Another strong Irish contingent heading to the blocks and diving platform for the evening session. Nathan Wiffen (800m Freestyle), Shane Ryan (100m Freestyle) and John Shortt (200m Backstroke) will all compete in their respective finals. 

While Hill, Cullen, Corby and Greene will look to move through the rounds once more. Ciara McGing will take to the 10m Platform Final, which is set to get underway at 4pm (IRL).

 Day 3 Evening Schedule

Women's 10m Platform: Ciara McGing (4pm)

Men 200 Backstroke Final: John Shortt (5:40pm)

Men 100 Freestyle Final: Shane Ryan (5:52pm)

Women 50 Backstroke Semi-Finals: Danielle Hill, Lottie Cullen (6:27pm)

Men 200 Breaststroke Semi-Final: Darragh Greene, Eoin Corby (6:34pm)

Men 800 Freestyle Final: Nathan Wiffen (7:07pm)