​Ireland’s Ellen Walshe secured a gold medal at the European Swimming Championships in Paris on Wednesday, and Mona McSharry a silver, but Daniel Wiffen found himself out of the medals.Walshe delivered an outstanding performance to win the women’s 400m individual medley, recovering from a deficit to take victory in a time of 4:34.42.Great Britain’s Amalie Smith was second, with Poland’s Justina Anna Kozan finishing in the bronze medal position.Earlier McSharry has picked up a silver medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke.McSharry recorded a time of 1:05.41 to take her place on the second step of the podium and add to the Olympic bronze medal she won in Paris in 2024.”I was just so focused on putting on a good race and on my own plan. You can’t be any happier than recording a personal best,” said McSharry after her final.Angharad Evans of Great Britain was the gold medallist in 1:04.87, a new championship record.Daniel Wiffen missed out on a medal in the men’s 800m freestyle final, coming home fourth in 7:43.30.John Shortt was seventh in the men’s 200m backstroke final, with a time of 1:55.86.Danielle Hill has qualified for the women’s 50m backstroke final, which takes place on Thursday.