Shane Ryan has finished second in his 100 metre freestyle heat.

The Irish swimmer who reached the semi-final of the 100 metre backstroke on Sunday, set his fastest time in the freestyle this year. 

Great swim for Shane Ryan to finish 2nd in the heat in 49.82 seconds, his fastest 100Free this year #Rio2016

— Swim Ireland (@swimireland) August 9, 2016

Ryan set a time of 49.82 to finish 0.62 seconds behind Oussama Sahnoune in his heat.

That performance leaves the Team Ireland competitor 16th so far in the heats.

Here's the full result from @shaneryanpsu Heat in #Swimming. Great result for #TeamIreland pic.twitter.com/uhN6QnBvh5

— Team Ireland (@olympiccouncil) August 9, 2016