'I'm over the moon' - McCartney and Shortt advance to semi-finals in Singapore
27 July 2025; Ellie McCartney of Ireland competes in the 200m individual medley semi-final during the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Sportsfile
Ireland’s Ellie McCartney and John Shortt have secured semi-final places in their main events, the 200m Breaststroke and 200m Backstroke respectively, as the World Aquatics Championships continued on Thursday morning. The duo will join Ellen Walshe, who swims the 200m Butterfly Final, in action during the Finals session on day five of racing in Singapore.
In the 200m Breaststroke, a strong showing from McCartney saw her third in her heat in 2:25.22, her fifth fastest swim all time and second fastest morning swim. The result saw McCartney, who has a best time of 2:24.02 from the Irish Trials in April, progress to the semi-final in eighth overall.
