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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Shortt and Walshe Highlight Friday’s Irish Open Heats

Swim Ireland’s Irish Open Championships and Olympic Trials continued at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre this morning with John Shortt and Ellen Walshe highlighting the preliminary rounds. National Centre Limerick’s Shortt looked impressive in the heats of the 200m Backstroke. The 17-year-old was just half a second outside his Irish Record of 1:58.47 touching in 1:59.03. Shortt enters Friday’s …

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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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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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Day 2 of Irish Open Swimming Championships

Swim Ireland’s Irish Open Championships continued in Dublin today with two new Irish Records and six new names added to the consideration list for International Teams this Summer. National Centre Dublin’s Niamh Coyne debuted at this Irish Open with a win in the 100m Breaststroke and a consideration time for the European Championships in 1:07.83. Second place Molly Mayne of …

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