The Olympic Council of Ireland have been informed of the death on Thursday 14 August of Ernest ” Square ” Mc Cartney selected for the 1948 Olympic Games (Wellington Swimming Club member). Square, as he was commonly known, received a special award from the OCI prior to the London Olympics to mark his selection for the London games of […]
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Ireland’s Chris Bryan has today finished 16th overall at the LEN European Open Water Championships in Berlin, Germany. Racing in a field of 39 swimmers Bryan put in an impressive performance in an exciting race where the result could have gone any way. Swimmers racing in the 10K completed four 2.5 kilometre circuits at the
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Seven of Ireland’s top swimmers are making final preparations as they travel to Berlin, Germany this week for the 2014 LEN European Swimming and Open Water Championships. Clare’s Chris Bryan is the first Irish swimmer in action when he takes on the 10K Open Water event at the ‘Regattastrecke Grünau’ on Thursday. Bryan finished 16th
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Over 900 swimmers to compete; 3,762 Individual Swims Swim Ireland’s Irish Age Group Championships and Summer Open kicks off this Wednesday at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. Over 900 swimmers from more than 100 clubs will compete in the biggest Championships Swim Ireland has ever run with 3,762 Individual and 151 Relay swims taking
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Irish swimmers at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Dordrecht, Holland finished their week with a number of personal best swims in what has been a successful week for the stars of the future. The eight swimmers made 2 finals, 3, semi-finals and broke two Irish Junior Records over the five day meet which sees
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Ireland to compete in TWO European Finals tonight 11th July 2014 Ireland’s junior girls have smashed the National 4x100m Medley Team Relay Record on the third day of competition at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Dordrecht in an action packed heats session and have secured a place tonight’s Final. The team of Danielle Hill,
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Swim Ireland’s Irish Long Course National Championships kick off this Thursday 24th April at the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin where over 300 swimmers from 63 clubs will compete over 4 days of competition. The championships will serve as a final opportunity for swimmers to qualify for Summer International Meets. 2014 will see International competition focus
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We are pleased to attach the Sports Qualification Documents (version 1.0) for 16 of the sports which are confirmed for the inaugural European Games in Baku 2015. These documents may be liable to some small changes and clarifications by the European Federations and we will inform you of these as they happen. Update: Please click
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Barrry Murphy talks about his swimming career to date.
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Ireland’s Fiona Doyle qualified for the final of the 200 metres breaststroke at the Fina short-course World Cup in Eindhoven this morning. The 21-year-old from Dublin finished seventh in the only heat in a time of 2:26.86 and will start from lane one in tonight’s final, which is due to start at 6.26pm Irish time. Doyle,
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Irish swimmer Barry Murphy has won a Bronze Medal at the FINA Swimming World Cup in Eindhoven. 27 year old Murphy, who has just returned from the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, was the third fastest qualifier from this morning heats in a new Irish Record time of 26.54. The Dubliner bettered this time
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Fiona Doyle has finished 14th overall in the 50m Breaststroke semi-final at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona. The 21 year old was unable to better her Irish Record of 30.93 set earlier today, finishing 7th in her semi-final 2 in 31.52 seconds. Speaking after the event Doyle said “It would have been nice
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