ELLEN WALSHE HAS finished in 22nd in the 100m butterfly heats as she fell just short of booking a place in the semi-finals.

Walshe clocked a time of 58.70 to finish in sixth in heat two from lane eight. The Templeogue swimmer will be back in the pool for the 400m medley on Monday, which she also holds the Irish record for.

Meanwhile, the Ireland 4x100m freestyle relay team of Danielle Hill, Erin Riordan, Grace Davison, and Victoria Catterson were less than a second outside the Irish record as they finished in 16th place overall in the heats.

They swam a time of 3:42.67 which was just shy of the 3:41.75 national record but was not enough to see them through to the semi-finals.

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Written by Sinead Farrell and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here.