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Ellie McCartney
Personal information
Born (2005-04-13) April 13, 2005 (age 19)
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley, breaststroke
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Belgrade 200m individual medley
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Trinbago 200m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2023 Trinbago 200m individual medley
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Trinbago 100m breaststroke

Ellie McCartney is an international swimmer for Ireland.[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

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  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.