Overview
- Ireland’s Ellen Walshe became the first Irish woman to win a European short course title, taking 200m butterfly gold in a personal best 2:03.24 over Helena Rosendahl Bach and Anita Gastaldi in Lublin.
- Walshe also claimed silver in the 200m individual medley and, 45 minutes later, placed sixth in the 400m IM final on the meet’s closing night.
- Daniel Wiffen secured bronze in the 800m freestyle for his third medal of the championships, adding to his 1500m gold and 400m bronze after returning from August surgery.
- Team Ireland finished with seven medals across six days, including John Shortt’s 200m backstroke gold in a world junior record and Evan Bailey’s bronze in the 200m freestyle.
- Ireland’s men placed 15th in the 4x50m medley relay heats and did not advance, as the squad returned home to a warm reception and pointed to Paris 2026 and Los Angeles 2028 ambitions.