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
ATHLETICS IRELAND ANNOUNCE TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS
Paris 2024 Olympic Finalists in Women's 4 x 400m to travel Athletics Ireland have announced a 14-strong team ahead of the upcoming World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China on Saturday May 10th and Sunday May 11th. Women’s, men’s and mixed 4x400m relay teams will travel to the championships aiming to seal all-important qualification for [...]
LA28 Olympic Venue Plan Unveiled
A World Stage Awaits Team Ireland The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games have officially unveiled a bold and athlete-centred venue plan, blending state-of-the-art facilities with some of the most iconic backdrops in world sport. For Team Ireland, this offers an exciting glimpse into the arenas where our athletes will compete for Olympic glory. With the [...]
Evan Bailey – Flogas Performance Programme
Evan Bailey is an up and coming swimmer training at the National Centre Limerick, while he is also pursuing an engineering degree at the University of Limerick. As you can imagine, his days are fairly busy trying to balance both training and college, so naturally we wanted to see what a day in his life [...]
NEW TEAM IRELAND ATHLETES’ COMMISSION ANNOUNCED FOR 2025 – 2028
Olympic Medallist Aifric Keogh to Chair High Calibre and Diverse Committee The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) is pleased to announce the newly elected Athletes’ Commission (AC) for the 2025–2028 term. Comprising a diverse group of Olympians, the Commission ensures that the athlete voice remains central to the decision-making process within the Irish [...]
RECIPIENTS OF THE FLOGAS PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME & ATHLETE SUPPORT PROGRAMMES ANNOUNCED
Over 40 Team Ireland athletes are set to benefit from a €135,000 funding boost, thanks to Flogas, proud partners of Team Ireland. The support comes through two dedicated funding streams – the Athlete Support Initiative and the Performance Programme – launched earlier this year. This significant investment, partly generated through the successful Flogas Dual Fuel [...]
Team Ireland Weekend Highlights, April 12–13, 2025
From Augusta to Dublin, Belgium to the Basque Country, Irish athletes produced standout performances across a range of Olympic sports this weekend. Rory McIlroy Completes Career Grand Slam Rory McIlroy delivered a defining moment for Irish sport this weekend, winning the 2025 Masters Tournament and becoming just the sixth golfer in history — and [...]