Three Time Paralympian Nicole Turner Announces Retirement

Irish Paralympic swimmer Nicole Turner has announced her retirement, bringing an extraordinary career in competitive swimming to a close. A Paralympic silver medallist and multiple-time international medallist, Nicole leaves the sport as one of Ireland’s most celebrated athletes. https://www.instagram.com/p/DEhgnBTIGyI/ Nicole initially took up swimming to follow in the footsteps of her two older brothers, but her exceptional talent quickly became …

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Ní Riain and Turner add two bronzes to Ireland’s European Championships Haul

Roisin Ní Riain and Nicole Turner both added bronzes to Ireland”s medal haul at the Madeira 2024 Para Swimming European Open Championships while they, Ellen Keane, and Dearbhaile Brady all compete in further finals today (April 27). Roisin Ní Riain started off Friday evening in style, adding a bronze medal to her collection. A time of 4:44.62 secured the Limerick …

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Irish Para Swimming Team Announced for European Championships

The Irish Para Swimming Team has been announced to represent Ireland at the Para Swimming European Championships from 21 to 27 April. Madeira, Portugal will host the European Championships for the third time in 2024 following successful editions in 2016 and 2021. The Championships will offer athletes and teams an important test ahead of the Paralympic Games in Paris later …

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Silver for Keane at Para Swimming World Championships guarantees Paris slot

Ellen Keane swam her 100m breaststroke final in 1:21.48, just short of gold medal glory, but her silver medal guarantees Team Ireland another slot for Paris 2024. Speaking after her final Keane said, ”I’m delighted, obviously I’m disappointed not to have won the gold medal and it is my last world championships so that opportunity is gone but I’ve booked …

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Team Ireland Announced For The Para Swimming World Championships

The Irish Para Swimming Team has been announced to represent Ireland at the Para Swimming World Championships this summer. Manchester will play host to the 11th edition of the Para Swimming World Championships from 31 July to 6 August 2023. The team is made up of four Paralympians and one new Irish para swimmer. Ellen Keane spearheads the team as …

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Irish Para Swimmers Begin World Series season in Melbourne

The Citi Para World Series season began today (Feb. 17) in Melbourne, where Ireland’s top Para Swimmers will be competing over the course of the next three days. Ellen Keane and Nicole Turner both take to the water in a variety of different events. Tokyo gold medallist Keane races on all three days in the Open Mixed Class (MC) 100m …

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Ireland’s Top Swimmers Target International Qualifications

Swim Ireland’s Irish Open Swimming Championships start this Tuesday (19th April) at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre in Dublin, the first such Championships since 2019. The 5-day event will see almost four hundred swimmers from seventy-four clubs compete for national titles in thirty-four individual events and places on seven Irish National Teams. The Open will be the final opportunity …

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2021 HerSport Year In Review Part 2: In Their Own Words

2021 provided a host of magnificent sporting moments that won’t be forgotten for a long time to come.Here’s a lookback on the year through the lens of HerSport’s archives (part 2).

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