McCartney seventh in final on debut at Worlds

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Ellie McCartney said the World Championships have been "an incredible experience" after she finished in seventh place in the 200m breaststroke final.
The 20-year-old, from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, was competing at her first World Championships in Singapore.
McCartney reached the final with a personal best time of 2:23.79 to reach Friday's final.
She could not replicate that time in the final but her swim of 2:25.22 was good enough for seventh place.
"I don't have high expectations coming into the final, at the start of this year all I wanted to do is qualify for the World Championships," said McCartney after her final swim.
"This year, as the season progressed, we had to keep on moving that target, and I never thought it would be a final."
European Under-23 champion McCartney said she would learn from the final and take it into future competitions.
"Tonight's swim may not have been the fastest I've ever been, but I came into this meet seeded eighteenth and I finished seventh.
"So the progression is what it is I'll take a learning from this time and hopefully apply it to future competitions."
Olympic bronze medallist Mona McSharry will swim in the 50m breatstroke on Saturday, while Danielle Hill is in action in the 50m freestyle.
On Friday, Olympic gold medallist Jack McMillan, from Northern Ireland, helped Team GB to a gold medal in the men's 4x200m relay.