Clare man Chris Bryan has finished in 8th place in today’s 5k open water event at the world swimming championships in Shanghai.
The Ennis man finished just 11 seconds behind winner Thomas Lurz of Germany to claim Ireland’s first top 8 finish at a World Championships since 2004.
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Speaking to Clare Fm from China the 21 year old felt he coped better with the conditions than on Wednesday in the 10k event: