Phil Healy is the fastest Irish woman ever over 200m.
23-year-old Phil set a new Irish national record over 200m this evening at Cork City Sports 2018.
Healy came in third place in the race in a time of 22:99, making her the first Irish woman to run a sub-23 second 200m. personal best over that distance. She defeated the previous record by the thinnest of margins – 0.03 seconds.
Canadian Crystal Emmanuel came in first in a time of 22:75 while Joanna Atkins of USA took second with 22:99.
Women's 200m A Race. Cork City Sports 2018.
1. Crystal Emmanuel 🇨🇦 22.75
2. Joanna Atkins 🇺🇸 22.90
3. Phil Healy 22.99 🇮🇪 NR
4. Shannon Hylton 🇬🇧 23.01#Trackandfield #Athletics @JustSportsTweet @TnFjunkie pic.twitter.com/BhYx869ieM— Miska (@M1ZKA) July 16, 2018
As if that wasn’t impressive enough, Healy also placed in the 100m.
She ran a time of 11:30 to take second place. Unsurprisingly, the 200m victor Emmanuel came in first with a season’s best of 11:25. Healy managed to finish just ahead of Atkins, who came third with a season’s best of 11:37.
Women's 100m A Race. Cork City Sports 2018. Wind +1.3
1. Crystal Emmanuel 🇨🇦 11.25 SB
2. Phil Healy 🇮🇪 11.30
3. Joanna Atkins 🇺🇸 11.37 SB
4. Corrine Humphries 🇬🇧 11.41 SB#Trackandfield #Athletics @JustSportsTweet @TnFjunkie pic.twitter.com/11m2WXYbjK— Miska (@M1ZKA) July 16, 2018
