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.
OTHER SWIMMING ATHLETES
SWIMMING NEWS
In the News – 9 March 2026
Hockey The Irish Men’s and women’s hockey teams qualify for the FIH World Cup, after competing in the Qualifiers tournament in Santiago, Chile. The Ireland Men’s Hockey Team closed out their FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers with a win over France to take top spot in the tournament. Having trailed by a goal, Ireland fought [...]
Swim Ireland Appoint Andy Reid as New National Performance Director
Swim Ireland announced the appointment of Andy Reid as the organisation’s new National Performance Director. Reid has been Interim National Performance Director since May 2025 and is the former Head of Performance Pathways & Operations, having worked in the Swim Ireland Performance team since 2010. He is also a former Irish international swimmer and represented Ireland at European and World [...]
IN THE NEWS – AUGUST 11th
New Kids on the Block – Ireland’s Rising Stars Shine This Summer This summer has been a defining moment for Team Ireland’s rising stars. From the pool to the river and the track to the showjumping arena, our junior athletes have charged into finals, stood proudly on podiums and achieved remarkable milestones on both European [...]
Team Ireland EYOF Medallists 1991 – 2024
In the 24 years of Team Ireland competing at the European Youth Olympic Festival – Ireland has had significant success. There have been 72 medals won by Irish athletes in that time, and the most successful Games for Team Ireland was in Tibilisi in 2015, with a total of ten medals being spread across athletics [...]
In The News – July 7th
Equestrian – Spruce Meadows, Canada Daniel Coyle Won the $1 million ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup, producing two flawless rounds with Incredible and winning the jump-off in 35.21 seconds. He edged out USA’s Kyle King by just 0.08 seconds to take his first-ever 5★ Grand Prix win at Spruce Meadows. “It only took 10 years,” Coyle [...]
Sport Events Coming up in July
We are at the start of a jam packed July, check here for information on the upcoming events? DATES EVENT (SPORT) 27 June – 6 July EQUESTRIAN Team Ireland – World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen – Aachen, Germany LINK 28-29 June ATHLETICS Team Ireland – European Athletics Team Championships Division 2 – Maribor, Slovenia LINK [...]