Ellie McCartney received silver within the 200m breaststroke on the European Below-23 Championships in Slovakia.
McCartney discovered herself third midway by way of the race behind Denmark’s Clara Rybek-Anderson and Lithuania’s Kotryna Teterekova.
She surged forward of Teterkova within the second 100 metres however fell wanting catching 2024 European silver medallist Rybek-Anderson, who completed 0.13 seconds forward of McCartney in two minutes 23.89 seconds.
The 20-year-old from Enniskillen got here in at two minutes 24.02 seconds for a private finest within the occasion.
That completes a set of medals for McCartney after she received gold within the 200m particular person medley and bronze within the 100m breaststroke earlier within the week.
“I am proud of how the previous few days have panned out, within the common scale of issues this is just one step ahead to the World Championships in Singapore,” she mentioned.
“It is bittersweet being so near getting gold once more, however to get a private finest, I do know I put my finest foot ahead and my finest efficiency on the market, and to stroll away a European U23 champion is greater than I may have dreamed of.
“I’ve achieved my targets that I wished to whereas I used to be right here and anything was a bonus, so I am strolling away with my head held excessive.”
