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Brendan Hyland
Swimming
BIOGRAPHY
Brendan, a 15-time Irish champion, was Ireland’s 2019 High Performance Swimmer of the Year and has made finals at the 2021 and 2019 (SC) European Championships. In 2019 he broke the Irish 200m butterfly record at the World Championships, finally breaking 1:57 with his 1:56.55 in the semi-finals to place 11th overall. In 2018 he finished 10th in 200m Butterfly at the World Short Course Championships and was ninth at Europeans. He also competed in the 2017 World Championships and holds the Irish Senior record at 100m and 200m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley.