The Irish Open Swimming Championships<\/strong> ended in Dublin with Victoria Catterson<\/strong> breaking the national 200 free record and Tom Fannon<\/strong> adding his name to the consideration list for the 2023<\/strong> World Championships.<\/strong><\/p>\n The meet concluded with six swimmers holding World Aquatics ‘A’ times for Fukuoka 2023 and one athlete a consideration time.<\/p>\n Catterson, dipped under the two-minute mark for the second time in her career to set a new standard of 1:59.74, 0.12 under her previous record of 1:59.86 from the 2022 Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n The time is also enough to see Catterson considered for the European U23 Championships in Dublin in August.<\/p>\n Fannon, who set a new Irish record in the 50m freestyle as a split in the 100 free heats on Sunday, needed to go under 22.12 to secure the \u2018A\u2019 time for the worlds.<\/p>\n The National Centre Dublin swimmer delivered twice, clocking 22.11 in the heats, followed by 22.02 in the final to in gold.<\/p>\n\n