McMahon Qualifies for London Olympics

Seventeen year old swimming sensation Sycerika McMahon has today become the 3rd Irish swimmer to qualify for the London Olympic Games. McMahon qualified in the heats of the 100m Breaststroke at the European Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, her time of 1:08.37 is below the FINA A time required for qualification and is a new Irish Senior Record.

The Leander swimmer, who finished second in her heat, is the third fastest qualifier into this evening's semi-final. She is joined in the semi-final by another Irish swimmer Fiona Doyle, who finished 15th overall in this morning's heats in a time of 1:10.16. Also in action this morning was Shani Stallard (1:12:28) in the 100m Breaststroke and Bethany Carson (57.06) swam a personal best in the 100m Freestyle, both failed to progress to the semi-finals.

Tonight's finals session will see McMahon and Doyle compete in the semi-final of the 100m Breaststroke and Melanie Nocher will be looking for Olympic qualification in the final of the 200m Backstroke Final.

Issued by Swim Ireland, whose High Performance Programme is supported and funded by the Irish Sports Council