Bailey and Davison Star in Bangor as McCullagh International Comes to a Close
The curtain came down on the 2024 McCullagh International last night with Evan Bailey and Grace Davison starring in Bangor, both setting Irish Junior Records on the final night of competition. Evan Bailey continued his charge on the Irish Record books, breaking the 50 Butterfly Junior Record twice on Sunday. During the heats, Bailey went 24.60 to beat a six-year-old …
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Danielle Hill breaks Irish 50m Butterfly Record
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Grace Fisher
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April 13, 2024
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Swimming
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50m Butterfly, Abby Cunningham, Annabelle Wilkinson, Danielle Hill, Ella Carroll, Ellen Walshe, Georgia May Agnew, Grace Davison, Holly McInerney, Julia Dziedzic, Lily Mary Doyle, Maria Godden, McCullagh International, Megan Diamond, Mona McSharry, Morgan Berryman, Paris 2024, Sophie Doran, Team Ireland, Thomas Leggett, Victoria Catterson, Zophia Quigley
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Danielle Hill starred on the second day of the McCullagh International in Bangor with a new Irish Record in the 50m Butterfly. The Larne swimmer added 50m Butterfly and 50m Freestyle golds to 50m Backstroke gold won on Thursday. The 25-year-old, who will be competing for a place on Team Ireland for the Paris Olympic Games at the Irish Olympic …
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College Athletes Launch Legal Battle Over NCAA Transgender Policies
Transgender swimmer ignites firestorm over fairness in NCAA. College athletes sue claiming biological advantage in women’s sports. Legal battle challenges Title IX and the future of transgender participation.
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Mona McSharry is 2nd woman ever to split sub-56 second breaststroke in medley relay
On Friday night Mona McSharry became only the second woman ever to split a sub-56 second breaststroke on the 400m medley relay. McSharry swam a blazing 55.95, the fourth-best performance of all time, with the top three all belonging to American Lilly King, the five-time Olympic medallist and current world-record holder in the 100m long course breaststroke. The 23-year-old Sligo …
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Ireland relay team secure Paris slot
Though they did not compete at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, the qualification of the Ireland Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay team for the Paris Olympics was at stake depending on other teams’ times. This weekend’s results ensure Ireland’s time of 4:01.25 from the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, remains good enough for a quota spot for Paris 2024. …
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Mona McSharry takes another fifth place at World Aquatics Championships
Mona McSharry admitted to being “gutted” after coming in fifth in the final of the 100m breaststroke, her preferred event, at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Tuesday, but she was much happier with an equal placing in the 200m breaststroke final Friday. “It’s gone really well, this is the first time it’s really starting to click. Not the …
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Fifth place for McSharry in World Breaststroke Final
Ireland’s Mona McSharry has finished in fifth place in the final of the 100m Breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. The 23-year-old touched in 1:06.42, just half a second outside of the medals. China’s Qianting Tang won gold in 1:05.27.4 McSharry spoke after the race ‘I’m gutted, I just felt like I was there, within my reach, I …
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McSharry Advances to Breaststroke Final in Doha Ferguson Thirteenth in Backstroke Semi Final
Mona McSharry confirmed a centre lane for today’s 100m Breaststroke Final yesterday evening, while Conor Ferguson edged closer to Olympic qualification on the second night of finals at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. McSharry eased into the 100m Breaststroke Final in second place overall, after finishing second in her heat behind China’s Quintang Tang (1:05.36). The Grange, Co. Sligo …
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McSharry into the semi finals at the World Aquatics Championships
Irish swimmers impressed on the second day of competition at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, with Mona McSharry and Conor Ferguson comfortably progressing from their heats to this afternoon’s semi-finals. McSharry, already qualified for Paris, was second in her 100m Breaststroke heat in 1:06.49. The 23-year-old, who was fifth at the 2023 edition of the World Championships, cruised through …
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Diving: McGing 26th in Platform Preliminaries as Doha World Championships Get Underway
Ireland’s Ciara McGing has placed 26th overall in the preliminaries of the Platform (10M) at the World Aquatics Championships, missing out on a semi-final spot and opportunity of assuring a place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. An error in the 22-year-old’s third dive saw her score just 28 points for a reverse 2 ½ somersaults, and ultimately cost her …
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