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Wiffen Leads Twelve Strong Team for World Swimming Championships

Ireland Teams Announced for Summer Internationals World Number 1 Daniel Wiffen will lead a 12-strong Ireland swimming team into this July’s World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Wiffen’s recent performances at the Stockholm Open see him as the current world leader in both the 1500m and 800m Freestyle, with his 1500m performance making him one

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Irish Open Swimming Championships – Preview

Ireland’s Top Swimmers Chase International Qualifications 29th March 2023 Swim Ireland’s Irish Open Swimming Championships start on Saturday (1st April) at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. The 5-day event will see almost five hundred swimmers from seventy clubs compete for national titles in thirty-four individual events and for places on seven Irish National Teams,


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RECIPIENTS OF OFI MAKE A DIFFERENCE FUND

ADDITIONAL FUNDS ADDED WITH €115,000 DISTRIBUTED ACROSS 16 SPORTS Following an overwhelming response in applications to the Make a Difference athlete fund that was announced by the OFI Athletes’ Commission earlier this year, the Olympic Federation of Ireland has channelled an additional €50,000 directly to athletes. Athletes across sixteen sports were awarded a total amount

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Three Irish Divers Selected for 2023 World Championships

Three Irish divers have been announced to represent Ireland at the upcoming World Aquatics Championships, an opportunity at qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. European finalists Clare Cryan and Ciara McGing and World Junior medallist Jake Passmore will represent Ireland at the Championships from July 15th – 22nd in Fukuoka, Japan. Cryan and McGing, have both

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Swim Ireland and Sanctuary Runners join forces to launch Sanctuary Swimmers

A first-of-its kind community integration initiative is being launched as a joint venture between Swim Ireland and Sanctuary Runners. ‘Sanctuary Swimmers’ will use the experience of open sea swimming to bring together all in the community – including asylum seekers and refugees currently living in Direct Provision. Today’s launch follows the completion of a pilot programme held in Cork in

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Final Results from EYOF Banska Bystrica

FINAL RESULTS Athletics (11 top tens) BRONZE Boy’s 1500m – Sean Cronin Final 3rd with 4:02.81 4th Girl’s 800m Heats – Nicole Dinan Heats 2:12.27 (PB), Finals – 4th with 2:12.92 4th Girl’s 3000m Final – Clodagh Gill Final 9:47.25 (PB) 4th Boy’s 3000m Final – Cormac Dixon Finals 8:28.62 5th Boy’s 200m – Toby

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PBS FALL AND TOP CLASS PERFORMANCES

Another busy day for Team Ireland athletes at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Banska Bystrica, saw fifteen athletes compete across four sports, with 800m runner Nicole Dinan coming close to a medal, finishing in fourth, while Sam Coleman finished tenth in the sprint finish of the Boy’s Road Race, ensuring the cycling team

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