In Pictures: A Successful Day One For Ireland At The Paralympic Swimming World Championships

It was a successful first day for the Irish Paralympic swimming team at the IPC World Championships in Glasgow.

London 2012 gold medalist Darragh McDonald took bronze (watch the race here) in the the S6 400m freestyle while 13-year-old Nicole Turner finished fifth in the women's S6 400m freestyle final.

Some of the best pictures from a great opening day below.

Darragh McDonald

Ellen Keane

James Scully

Nicole Turner

The Irish team is sponsored by Allianz.ie

Picture credit: Ian MacNicol / SPORTSFILE