# Swimming

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2022

# Swimming

Róisín Ní Riain produces superb finish to clinch bronze at World Para Championships

The Limerick woman is a medallist at her first ever Worlds.

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Jun 12th 2022, 7:30 PM

# Star

Australia's Titmus breaks Ledecky's 400m freestyle world record

It capped an impressive meet for Titmus who won the 200m freestyle in 1:53.31, the third fastest time ever, and clocked a personal best in the 100m.

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May 22nd 2022, 12:06 PM

# Skibbereen

Man in his 50s dies after getting into difficulty swimming in West Cork

Gardaí attended the scene of the incident at Lough Hyne in Skibbereen, Co. Cork this afternoon.

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May 1st 2022, 7:48 PM

# greystones

Woman in her 50s dies after getting into difficulty while swimming off Wicklow

Emergency services attended the scene shortly after 12:30pm following reports of three swimmers in trouble.

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Apr 23rd 2022, 6:13 PM

# Talent

Representing Ireland at the Olympics, featuring in Game of Thrones and 'the answer' to his problems

Daniel Wiffen reflects on becoming one of the stars of Irish swimming.

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Mar 13th 2022, 7:30 AM

All time

# irish pride

McSharry finishes seventh in the 200m breaststroke final and breaks another Irish record

The Sligo native was one of three Irish swimmers competing on the final day of the World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi.

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Dec 21st 2021, 3:15 PM

# Podium Place

Mona McSharry wins bronze and breaks Irish record in World 100m breaststroke final

Elsewhere, Ireland’s Jack McMillan reached the final of the men’s 100m freestyle final.

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Dec 20th 2021, 5:10 PM

# Making waves

Ireland's 4x200m men's freestyle team finish sixth in World Championship final

Mona McSharry set another Irish record to book her place in tomorrow’s 100m breaststroke final.

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Dec 19th 2021, 5:19 PM

# Bittersweet

Mona McSharry sets new record, misses out on medal by 0.04 seconds

The Sligo native finished fourth with a time of 29.59 at the World Swimming Championships.

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Dec 17th 2021, 4:57 PM

# eastern promise

Ellen Walshe seals silver at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi

The 20-year-old broke the Irish record on the way to a podium finish.

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Dec 16th 2021, 4:35 PM

# Inspiring

'I showed him my medal and as I was walking away, he said, 'I want to be like Nicole one day''

Nicole Turner won a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.

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Oct 13th 2021, 8:00 PM

# speaking up

'My lane has been given to lessons at times when I go training' - Paralympic champion Keane

Ellen Keane says that access is often a problem for her compared with Olympic athletes.

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Sep 15th 2021, 6:17 PM

# tokyo 2020

Ellen Keane records personal best to finish fifth in 200m final

The Team Ireland swimmer has already claimed gold at these Paralympic Games.

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Sep 1st 2021, 1:11 PM

# pinching herself

'When I woke up this morning I was like ‘was I in a crazy dream, did that really just happen?''

A day after claiming Paralympic silver for Ireland in the 50m butterfly, Nicole Turner reflects on the achievement and discusses her rivalry with friend Ellie Robinson.

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Aug 31st 2021, 3:59 PM

# Swimming

Barry McClements sets new PB to finish seventh in 100m backstroke final

Meanwhile Róisín Ní Ríain finish sixth in the final of the SM13 200m individual medley.

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Aug 30th 2021, 1:25 PM

# Take a Bow

'The best day of my life' - Nicole Turner jubilant after Paralympics success

The Portarlington swimmer won silver with a time of 36.30 seconds in Tokyo.

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Aug 30th 2021, 11:21 AM

# 2020 paralympics

Superb Nicole Turner swims to Paralympic silver in 50m butterfly final

Portarlington’s Turner smashed her PB to win silver in Monday’s final.

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Aug 30th 2021, 10:06 AM

# Strong start

Paralympic Breakfast: Plenty of PBs as Keane and Ní Riain reach finals in the pool

All four Irish athletes competing in this morning’s early events clocked new personal best times.

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Aug 26th 2021, 7:53 AM

# Ready to go

Tokyo Paralympics: 5 Irish athletes to watch

A handy guide to a selection of Team Ireland’s star athletes.

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Aug 23rd 2021, 4:20 PM

# Unacceptable

Irish Paralympian's wheelchair 'completely broken' while flying to London for Tokyo Games

Patrick Flanagan says there was damage to the wheels as a lot of dents and scrapes on the chair.

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Aug 14th 2021, 1:11 PM

# Balbriggan

Do Not Swim notice extended for 72 hours at north Dublin beach

Another Do Not Swim notice which was in place at Malahide Beach has been lifted.

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Aug 9th 2021, 6:13 PM

# Swimming

Dressel wins fifth gold as McKeon makes Olympic history

The American machine earned the title of world’s fastest swimmer.

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Aug 1st 2021, 11:25 AM

# water safety

Water Safety in Ireland: 'Our initial reaction is to gasp, don't use up that energy'

The RNLI and the Department of Transport are appealing for people to be conscious of water safety this weekend.

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Jul 31st 2021, 9:30 AM

# Pool Party

Ledecky beats Titmus for 800m free hat-trick, Dressel shatters WR to win 100m fly gold

US swim star Ledecky signs off with her fourth medal in Tokyo.

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Jul 31st 2021, 4:04 AM

# Swimming

Wiffen wins 1,500m freestyle heat and smashes Irish record at Olympics

Danielle Hill was also in action in the 50m freestyle heats at the Tokyo Games.

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Jul 30th 2021, 1:16 PM

# taking silver

'Crazy and surreal' – Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey finishes second in 100m freestyle

The grand-niece of former Taoiseach Charles J Haughey has been a revelation in Tokyo.

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Jul 30th 2021, 6:06 AM

# Swimming

Wang steals show to become first 200m medley champion since Phelps

Wang was the top seed for the 200m after an impressive showing in the semi-final.

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Jul 30th 2021, 4:43 AM

# tokyo 2020

Shane Ryan sets new Irish record in 100m butterfly heats

Ryan sets new Irish record of 52.52 seconds but falls short of a place in tomorrow morning’s semi-finals.

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Jul 29th 2021, 12:13 PM

# tokyo 2020

McSharry sets new Irish record in the 200m breaststroke

The 20-year-old swimmer finished second in her heat but narrowly missed out on a spot in the semi-final.

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Jul 28th 2021, 11:52 AM

# sligo's finest

'Still trying to get my head around it' - McSharry after incredible eighth-place finish in Olympic final

The 20-year-old clocked a time of 1:06.94 in an exceptional field.

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Jul 27th 2021, 9:32 AM

# Off The Chain

Australian swim coach apologises for tearing off mask in viral video

Dean Boxall flipped out after his swimmer Ariarne Titmus clinched gold in the 400m freestyle at the Olympics.

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Jul 27th 2021, 9:00 AM

# tokyo 2020

Hyland records his second fastest ever swim but misses out on next stage

Ellen Walsh’s 19th place finish wasn’t enough to qualify for the semi-finals.

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Jul 26th 2021, 12:35 PM

# Tramore

Man dies after being taken from water in Tramore

The man in his 60s was pulled from the water yesterday.

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Jul 26th 2021, 8:57 AM

# Mixed Bag

Mona McSharry qualifies for 100m breaststroke semi-finals, but disappointment for Danielle Hill

Hill finished 25th in the overall standings of the 100m backstroke heats.

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Jul 25th 2021, 11:41 AM

# water safety

ESB warns public of dangers of swimming in reservoirs

The company has said there is a risk of deep and fast-flowing waters, changing water levels and uneven ground

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Jul 24th 2021, 6:30 AM

Voices

Opinion: We need to now prioritise water safety in Ireland as we did road safety

Roger Sweeney of Water Safety Ireland says we must educate people on the importance of learning to swim and best ways to interact with water.

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Jul 23rd 2021, 3:00 PM

# decision

Shane Ryan withdraws from Tokyo backstroke event due to pain

He will still compete in the men’s 100m butterfly and the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

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Jul 23rd 2021, 8:42 AM

# Lough Sheelin

Five people die in separate drowning incidents this week

A 15-year-old boy who was rescued from Lough Sheelin on Tuesday has died.

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Jul 23rd 2021, 7:21 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Have you been out swimming during the heatwave?

There are signs the high pressure could break down over the weekend.

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Jul 21st 2021, 10:23 AM

# tokyo 2020

Poland forced to send six swimmers home from Olympics following 'administrative error'

The six swimmers have threatened legal action against the Polish Swimming Federation.

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Jul 20th 2021, 9:29 AM