Irish History Maker Shortt Sets World Junior Record For First Senior Gold Of Career
The 1:47.89 World junior record in the 200m backstroke also means that Shortt is now also the European junior and European senior championship record holder. Neither the international standards Shortt set nor the title he won today have ever been owned by an Irishman before
John Shortt added the first senior international championship title of his career to his four global and continental junior titles when he set a 1:47.89 World Junior record for gold in the 200m backstroke on day 2 at the European s/c Championships in Lublin this evening.
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