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Evan Bailey of New Ross fifth in 200m freestyle swimming final in Slovakia
Wexford People
Today at 08:30
Evan Bailey, competing in the 200m freestyle final at the European Aquatics Under-23 Championship final in Slovakia on Thursday, clocked 1:47.45, just faster than his heat swim of 1:47.48, to finish in fifth place.
Olympic 200m freestyle champion David Popovici won gold in the event in a world leading time for 2025 of 1:43.64, three seconds clear of the silver medallist Petar Mitsin of Bulgaria in 1:46.48.
Bailey returned to the pool on Friday morning for the heats of the 50m freestyle, when just one hundredth of a second separated him and Ireland team-mate Oisin Tebite in 23.18 and 23.17 respectively for a 35th place finish.
