Ellie McCartney

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Ellie McCartney
Personal information
Born (2005-04-13) April 13, 2005 (age 20)
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Medley, breaststroke
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Belgrade 200m individual medley
European U-23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Samorin 200 m Medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Samorin 200 m Breastorke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Samorin 100 m Breastorke
Representing Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Trinbago 200m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Trinbago200m individual medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Trinbago100m breaststroke

Ellie McCartney is an international swimmer for Ireland, and Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Games. [1] [2] [3] She competed at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago in the 100 and 200 metre breaststroke, and 200 metre Individual medley, where she won two gold and a bronze medal, [4] making her double Commonwealth Youth Games champion. [5] [6] That same summer she represented Ireland in the European Junior Swimming Championships where she finished in third place in a personal best time of 2:14.31. [7] [8] In December 2023, she competed in the European Short Course Championships in Romania, making the 200 metre Individual Medley final alongside her teammate Ellen Walshe. [9] [10]

References

  1. "McCartney is in dominant form at the Ulster Schools'". Impartial Reporter. 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  2. "'It was right call to leave home at 16 to pursue my dream'". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2023-09-02. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. Lynch, Connor (2023-09-04). "Commonwealth Youth Games gold medal swimmer honoured at special reception". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  4. "Ellie McCartney – Mary Peters Trust" . Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  5. "Swimmer Ellie McCartney targets Olympics after Commonwealth gold". BBC. 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  6. Ellie McCartney 'delighted' with Youth Commonwealth Games result in the Caribbean as Enniskillen swimmer wins two gold medals and a bronze (newsletter.co.uk)
  7. "McCartney Claims European Bronze in Belgrade". Swim Ireland. 9 July 2023.
  8. McGoldrick, Mark (2023-11-14). "Dublin delight for swimmer Ellie". The Fermanagh Herald. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  9. "Four national records and five European top 10s for Ireland's swimmers on penultimate night". The 42.ie. 9 December 2023.
  10. "Ellie McCartney wins pole vault gold at European Games". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2023-06-21. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2024-04-22.