Adam Bradley sets Irish Junior swimming record in 50m breaststroke heats
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 26, 2026, 8:25 PM
Last updated Jul 26, 2026
Adam Bradley, an 18-year-old swimmer from Bangor, set a new Irish Junior record in the men's 50m breaststroke heats with a time of 27.57, surpassing Eoin Corby's previous record of 27.76. In the semi-finals, Bradley swam 27.64, breaking his earlier record but finishing fifth overall, just missing the final. Grace Davison also finished ninth in the women's 100m freestyle semi-finals with a time of 55.12. Lottie Cullen qualified for the final in the women's 100m backstroke, finishing eighth in 1:01.61. Alana Burns-Atkin placed 11th in the women's 100m butterfly semi-finals in 1:00.66.
- •Bradley set a new Irish Junior record in heats of 50m breaststroke.
- •He finished fifth in the semi-finals, narrowly missing the final.
- •Davison placed ninth in women's 100m freestyle semi-finals.
- •Cullen reached the final in women's 100m backstroke, finishing eighth.
- •Burns-Atkin was 11th in the women's 100m butterfly semi-finals.
- 8:25 PMYahoo Sports — Bradley sets Irish Junior record in pool
"18 year-old Adam Bradley set a new Irish Junior record in the heats of the men’s 50m breaststroke but couldn’t quite go as fast in the semi-finals. The Bangor swimmer, who owns the national junior record in the 100m breaststroke, set in April, swam 27.57 in the morning to take Eoin Corby‘s record of 27.76.
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