Powell to compete in 200m final of national time trials

Robbie Powell will compete in the 200-metre freestyle final of Swim Ireland’s National Team Trials this evening (Wednesday).

The Athlone man was the fifth fastest qualifier in the event and will compete in the final alongside seven other leading swimmers.

The 200m freestyle final will be the first of the finals to take place today at 5.30pm.

Robbie will find myself up against the likes of Jack McMillan, Finn McGeever, Jordan Sloan and Gerry Quinn in the 200m final (see line-up below).

The 21-year-old Athlone native recorded a time of 1:50.63 in his semi-final, an improvement on his time in the preliminaries.

When the 200m final is over, Robbie's focus will turn to the 100m freestyle heats which start this Friday at 11.30am.

The National Team Trials - which started yesterday (Tuesday) at the National Aquatic Centre - are giving Ireland’s best swimmers the opportunity to meet qualification standards for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the 2021 LEN European Championships in Budapest (May), and the LEN European Junior Championships in Rome (July).

200m freestyle final line-up

1. Jack McMillan 1:47.43 (preliminary time), 1:47.68 (semi-finals).

2. Finn McGeever 1:50.52, 1:48.13.

3. Jordan Sloan 1:48.43, 1:48.69.

4. Gerry Quinn 1:51.46, 1:48.87.

5. Robert Powell 1:51.33, 1:50.63.

6. Daniel Wiffen 2:00.09, 1:51.15.

7. Max McCusker 1:51.34, 1:53.19.

8. Cadan McCarthy 1:54.64, 1:53.67.

*The finals can be watched live via the RTE Player - click here to see the action.