Murphy sets Irish Record on the way to World Semi-Final

Barry Murphy has this morning qualified for a Semi-Final spot at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul. Murphy,
swimming in the 50m Butterfly heats, swam a new Irish Senior Record of 23.52 on his way to qualification. He had set the previous
record of 23.57 in the semi-final at the European Championships just 3 weeks ago where he finished 15th overall.

Swimming in Heat 14 Murphy was up against Olympic 200m Butterfly Gold Medallist Chad Le Clos as well as Brazil's Nicholas
Santos who set a new Championship Record of 22.40 in this morning's event. Murphy finished 6th in the heat to make his first World Short Course Semi-Final.

The 50m Butterfly Semi-Final will take place at 5:14pm Irish time. A further press release will issue following this evenings race.