Offaly swimming star seals gold for Ireland in thrilling final at European Championships

Conor Ganly
By Conor Ganly

News & Deputy Editor

Published 26th Apr 2024, 09:33 GMT
Gold medalists left and centre Nicole Turner of Ireland and Nora Meister of Switzerland with bronze winner Dearbhaile Brady in Portugal.. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfileplaceholder image
Gold medalists left and centre Nicole Turner of Ireland and Nora Meister of Switzerland with bronze winner Dearbhaile Brady in Portugal.. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The Garryhinch swimmer wins gold in a dead heat

Offaly's Nicole Turner has won gold for Ireland in a dead heat in the same race where her Irish teammate won bronze at the Para Swimming European Championships.

Having already bagged bronze at the 2024 event in Portugal, Nicole hit the podium again after the Women's 50m Freestyle S6 Final.

Turner from Garryhinch won gold after touching the wall in a dead heat with Nora Meister of Switzerland in the final. Bronze was won by Nicole's teammate Dearbhaile Brady, during day five of the  at the Penteada Olympic Pools Complex in Funchal, Portugal. 

While Nicole has represented Ireland at the Paralympics and won multiple medals at national and international level, it's her first gold medal at a major championship. MORE BELOW PICTURE.placeholder image
While Nicole has represented Ireland at the Paralympics and won multiple medals at national and international level, it's her first gold medal at a major championship. MORE BELOW PICTURE.

Nicole Turner and teammate Dearbhaile Brady

"That was special and to do it as a joint was even more special," Turner said afterwards. "To be honest the 50 free I love it. It's an event that I really enjoy and I did really enjoy that race". More below tweet.

Turner returns to the pool on Friday evening for the 100m breaststroke.

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