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Ireland's John Shortt makes the 50m backstroke final but Grace Davison misses out in 50m freestyle despite PB
The National Centre Limerick swimmer, the reigning European Junior Champion in the 200m backstroke, got his championships underway on Tuesday with a personal best swim in the 50m backstroke of 25.51.
The 18-year-old, swimming in the second semi-final this evening, clocked 25.63 in a tight race for fourth to get him through to Wednesday's final in seventh overall.
Neutral athlete Georgii Iakovlev is the top seed for Wednesday's 5.19pm (Irish time) final in 24.98.
Despite a faster swim than in the morning and a personal best in the 200m freestyle, Ards' Grace Davison just missed out on a place in the decider by seven hundredths of a second.
The Paris Olympian, whose best time stood at 2:00.63, touched in 2:00.17 for fifth in her heat and tenth overall.
The Paris Olympian is back in action on Wednesday morning in the 50m freestyle heats.
In the 50m breaststroke semi-final, Adam Bradley was home in 28.79 seconds for 16th place overall. The Mount Kelly swimmer will be back in action on Thursday in the 200m breaststroke.
Also, in action on Wednesday is one of the youngest members of Team Ireland in Samorin. Lucy O'Brien makes her Ireland debut in the 100m butterfly and Phelim Hanley returns to action in the 200m individual medley after an excellent opening day swim in the 200m butterfly.
