Danielle Hill breaks Irish 50m Butterfly Record

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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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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Hill, Walshe, Davison topple national records at Irish Winter Championships

Record after record fell at the last meet of 2023, the Irish Winter Championships at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre. The three-day meet began Thursday, following stellar performances at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Romania the previous weekend from bronze medallist Ellen Walshe and Irish record breaker Danielle Hill. Hill had set six Irish records at those …

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Danielle Hill sets 3rd Irish record in 3 days

Danielle Hill broke her third Irish record in as many days on Thursday, Dec. 7, continuing her impressive form at the European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships. Hill, who broke the Irish 50m freestyle record twice on Tuesday, set a new Irish standard of 26.59 in the heats of the 50m backstroke, winning her heat and progressing to the semi-final …

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Swim Ireland Announce Athletes For Upcoming European And World Championships

Swim Ireland has announced three cohorts of athletes who will represent Ireland in upcoming senior international competitions, the European Short Course (25m) Championships and the World Long Course (50m) Championships. For the forthcoming 2023 European Aquatics Championships in Bucharest in December, a team of 17 athletes has been named, spearheaded by European Record holder Daniel Wiffen. The team was selected …

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Ellen Walshe breaks own Irish 200 IM record to qualify for Olympics

Ellen Walshe took over a second off her own Irish record in the 200m IM semi-final at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, in the process qualifying for the Paris Olympics. Her time of 2:10.92 was well inside the Paris qualifying time of 2:11.47, but unfortunately just barely outside what was needed to progress to the final. She went …

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Mare Nostrum: Silver in 50m back for Danielle Hill

Irish national record holder Danielle Hill secured silver in the 50m backstroke on May 17, day 1 of Mare Nostrum Barcelona. Danielle Hill added to medals from Mona McSharry, Shane Ryan and Darragh Greene from Leg 1 of the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour on Day 1 of Leg 2 in Barcelona 🥈 Daniell Hill 50m Backstroke 27.83 6️⃣ Ellen Walshe …

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Irish Open Concludes in Dublin; Hill Claims Sixth National Title

Swim Ireland’s Irish Open Swimming Championships ended at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre today with several swimmers adding to medal hauls. Across the five days, two Irish Senior and two Irish Junior Records were broken as well as five Championship Records. Danielle Hill has impressed all week and closed out the Championships with a sixth title in the 50m …

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