Tanya Watson
Diving
BIOGRAPHY
Tanya, whose maternal grandmother hails from Derry, first competed for Ireland in 2018 when she was fifth at the Youth Olympics and seventh in the platform in her European Senior Championship debut. In 2020 she had two top 10 finishes in FINA Grand Prix and two sixth places in 2020. In 2021 she made the European senior final and only missed making the final of the Diving World Cup in Tokyo by two points where her score in qualifying made her the first Irish female diver to qualify for an Olympic Games.
TEAM IRELAND NEWS
Performance Round Up – August 2025
CATCH UP ON THE LATEST RESULTS OF TEAM IRELAND ATHLETES THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF AUGUST: SAILING ILCA European Championships, Marstrand, Sweden Eve McMahon wins u23 bronze medal. Ewan McMahon places 9th, which is a PB and best ever gold fleet performance for him. 49ERFX WORLDS Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark Erin McIlwaine and Ellen Barbour claimed [...]
Getting better with age – Mark English on his record breaking season
ANY Irish athlete who has ever been frustrated by the inference of an age-limit on their progress or career is surely admiring the thrilling form of Donegal’s Mark English this Summer. There has never been any doubt about the Letterkenny half miler’s talent. Thirteen years ago he was fifth in the World Junior 800m final [...]
SPORT EVENTS COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER
DATES EVENT (SPORT) CONTACT DETAILS 30 August – 14 September CYCLING 11-person team – Cross Country, Downhill, Enduro, Senior and Junior UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Valais, Switzerland Eoin Smith [email protected] 4-7 September CANOEING TBC ICF World Cup Final, Augsburg, Germany Sam Curtis [email protected] 4 – 14 Sept BOXING 17 athletes to represent Ireland – first World Boxing tournament – World Boxing Championships, Liverpool [...]
In The News – August 25th
Swimming: John Shortt closes off a very successful World Aquatics Junior Championships in Otopeni, Romania, by claiming a second World Junior Title! Full Results: 200m Backstroke - Gold (1:56.19 - Breaking the Irish Senior and Junior Record) 100m Backstroke - Gold (53.86s) 50m Backstroke - Bronze (25.06s) On the importance of World Junior Championships experience [...]
Mark English – FLOGAS PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME
Mark English and his training group have been training at altitude this season and it has proved to be very beneficial to his performance! Setting PB’s and breaking National Records Athletes train at high altitude in search of performance gains. More red blood cells → more oxygen to muscles Increased plasma volume → greater endurance [...]
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 [...]