Day Two: Ellen Walshe Goes Close To Irish 100M Butterfly Record

Templeogue’s Ellen Walshe won her heat just outside the Irish senior record in the 100M butterfly.

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“Everyone At Home Is Delighted” Success For Ireland At Para Swimming Championships

Talent in the Irish Paralympic Team is truly alive and kicking as athletes compete in the World Para Swimming European Championships this week.  Limerick teenager Róisín Ní Ríaín claimed her first medal at a major Para swimming competition on Wednesday evening in Madeira, Portugal.  Highly-rated sixteen-year-old Ní Ríaín claimed a fantastic bronze medal in the S13 100m Backstroke final. The …

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Meet The Contenders: Ellen Walshe

Ellen Walshe Ellen Walshe of Templeogue Swimming Club became the first Irish woman to break the one-minute barrier in the 100m butterfly, in January earlier this year.   The young Irish swimmer shaved almost a second off her own personal best from the 2019 Irish Open Swimming Championships to remove Shauna O’Brien’s 2015 time from the record books. Shauna O’Brien’s …

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Swimming With Your Period

It’s time to get real about periods and pools. Many women are fearful and nervous about going swimming when they have their period but truth be told, it’s very manageable. I find it fascinating the number of people who will not swim when they have their period. I’ve spoken to friends who admit they can’t get their head around swimming …

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