2024 IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS & OLYMPIC TRIALS
- Wednesday, May 22nd – Sunday, May 26th
- Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre, Dublin, Ireland
- LCM (50m)
- Olympic Qualification Policy
- SwimSwam Preview
- Day 1 Recap|Day 2 Recap
- Results (when available)
Although day 3 of the 2024 Irish Open Championships did not see any names added to the provisional roster for the Paris 2024 Games, a new national record fell in the men’s 200m backstroke.
Racing in the semi-final last night in Dublin, 17-year-old John Shortt posted the fastest time of his career, hitting the wall in a time of 1:57.90.
Shortt’s result hacked over half a second off his own previous Irish standard of 1:58.47 clocked in the semi-final at this year’s World Championships. That rendered the National Centre Limerick swimmer a 14th-place finish in Doha.
| Shortt’s New 1:57.90 Irish Record | Shortt’s Old 1:58.47 Irish Record |
| 57.39 | 57.58 |
| 1:00.51 | 1:00.89 |
With tonight’s final just a couple of hours away, Shortt will still have a chance to chase the World Aquatics Olympic Qualification Time of 1:57.50 needed to notch his name onto the Irish roster.
Earlier in the competition Shortt hit a time of 54.70 to rank 2nd out of the men’s 100m back semi-final before he dropped the main event.