Ellen Walshe

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Ellen Walshe
Personal information
Nationality Ireland
Born (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 20)
Templeogue, Ireland
Sport
SportSwimming
University teamUniversity of Tennessee
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Ireland
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi 400 m medley
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tbilisi 100 m butterfly

Ellen Walshe (born 29 September 2001) is an Irish swimmer. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 100 metre butterfly and the 200 metre individual medley.[1] At the 2021 World Swimming Championships, she won the silver medal in the 400 metre individual medley.[2][3]

Career[]

2021 World Swimming Championships[]

At the 2021 World Swimming Championships conducted in short course metres and held at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Walshe set a new Irish record in the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:30.78 in the prelims heats, which qualified her for the final ranking fourth.[4][5] In the final of the event, Walshe won the silver medal with a time of 4:26.52, lowering her own Irish record she set in the prelims heats and finishing less than one second after Tessa Cieplucha of Canada.[6][7][8] Her silver medal was the second medal won by a swimmer representing Ireland at a World Swimming Championships and the first one won at the championships in an event held at the Olympics Games.[2][3]

The second day of competition, in the prelims heats of the 200 metre butterfly, Walshe ranked 14th overall with a 2:08.16 and did not qualify for the final.[9] In the prelims heats of the 50 metre butterfly on day three, Walshe placed 22nd with a time of 26.33 seconds, not advancing to the semifinals.[10] On the fifth day, Walshe ranked ninth in the prelims heats of the 200 metre individual medley with a 2:08.69 and achieved alternate status for the final.[11] Her time of 2:08.69 set a new Irish record.[12] Later in the same prelims session, Walshe qualified for the semifinals of the 100 metre butterfly with an Irish record time of 57.32 seconds that tied her in rank for fourteenth with Margaret MacNeil of Canada.[13][12] In the semifinals of the 100 metre butterfly, Walshe ranked ninth and attained first alternate status for the final with an Irish record time of 56.68 seconds.[14]

Walshe's silver medal was one of two medals won by swimmers representing Ireland at the championships, the other was a bronze medal, which made her medal the highest-medal-finish by a swimmer from the country at a World Swimming Championships.[15]

2022[]

In her first collegiate double dual meet of the 2022 year, Walshe won the 200 yard individual medley in 1:59.19 and placed fourth in the 100 yard freestyle in 50.92 seconds, helping her team, the Tennessee Volunteers, win against Duke University and Queens University.[16]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Swimming WALSHE Ellen - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". ..
  2. ^ a b O'Riordan, Ian (16 December 2021). "Ellen Walshe wins silver for Ireland at World Short Course Championships". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Ellen Walshe wins Silver at the World Championships". Swim Ireland. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ FINA (16 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 400m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ Race, Retta (16 December 2021). "Ellen Walshe Takes Down Irish 400 IM Record From 1994". SwimSwam. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ^ FINA (16 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  7. ^ Race, Retta (16 December 2021). "Ireland's Tennessee Vol Ellen Walshe Hacks More Time Off 400 IM National Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  8. ^ McGoldrick, Sean (16 December 2021). "Ellen Walshe wins silver medal in 400m individual medley at World event in Dubai". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. ^ FINA (17 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 200m Butterfly Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  10. ^ FINA (18 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  11. ^ FINA (20 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 200m Individual Medley Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ a b Race, Retta (20 December 2021). "Walshe & Wiffen Score Huge New Irish Records On Day 5 Heats In Abu Dhabi". SwimSwam. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. ^ FINA (20 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  14. ^ FINA (20 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  15. ^ Keith, Braden (21 December 2021). "United States Tops SC World Championships Medals Table For 3rd Straight Edition". SwimSwam. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Vols, Lady Vols Sweep Double Dual Against Duke and Queens University". Tennessee Volunteers. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

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