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Walshe and McSharry Lead 12-Strong World Championships Team

Olympic finalist Ellen Walshe and Olympic medallist Mona McSharry will spearhead Swim Ireland’s 12-strong team into this summer’s World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, one year on from an Olympic Games which saw the Irish swimming team returned from Paris with three medals. The team will be vying for semi-final and final appearances across all eight days of competition. Exciting prospects …

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Ireland’s Top Swimmers Target International Qualifications

Swim Ireland’s 2025 Irish Open Swimming Championships and World Championships Trials start on Saturday 12th April at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. The 5-day event will see four hundred swimmers from over 50 clubs compete for National titles in thirty-four individual events and for places on senior National Teams, including the World Aquatics Championships (50m), World Para Swimming …

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Danielle Hill confirmed Ireland’s fastest woman with new 50m free record

The penultimate morning of Swim Ireland’s Irish Open Championships and Olympic Trials saw Danielle Hill blaze through the NAC pool to cement her status as Ireland’s fastest ever woman. Larne swimmer Hill stopped the clock on 24.95 in the 50m free heat, dipping under the 25-second mark for the first time and setting a new Irish and Championship Record. Hill’s …

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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

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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Ellen Walshe collects multiple golds at Flanders Cup

A month ahead of the World Championships in Qatar (though we’re told she’ll be skipping that event to keep training for Paris), Ellen Walshe is collecting gold after gold with apparent ease at the Flanders Swimming Cup in Antwerp, Belgium. 18 Irish swimmers are competing at the meet, recognized as an international qualifier and the first competition of 2024 for …

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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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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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Ellie McCartney wins 200m IM bronze in Belgrade

Irish swimmer Ellie McCartney has claimed a bronze medal in the 200m Individual Medley on the final day of racing at the LEN European Junior Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. McCartney joins past Irish medallists Grainne Murphy, Sycerika McMahon, and Mona McSharry. McCartney, who swims at National Centre Ulster and is a member of Ards Swimming, put in a personal best …

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Grace Davison Sets New Irish Junior Swimming Record

Grace Davison set a new Irish record at the Ards Swimming Club Open Club Meet this past Saturday (13 May 2023) at Blair Mayne Leisure Centre, Newtownards. Davison achieved 1:58.75 in the 200m Freestyle, breaking Sycerika McMahon’s 2011 record of 1:59.46. Davison is now a record holder for the 50m, 100m and 200m Irish Junior SC. Davison is an upcoming …

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