Swimming

Promising Limerick Swimmer finishes sixth at European Championships

By Darragh Moloney / August 14, 2023 /

The Clarina native is regarded as one of Ireland’s brightest talents to come out of Swim Ireland’s Performance Programme at the Limerick National Centre.

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Limerick’s Roisin Ni Rian wins gold at Para Swimming World Championships

By Jack Neville / August 4, 2023 /

There is more time for gold for the Limerick native as she prepares for the 400m freestyle and 200m individual medley later in the week.

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Limerick’s Eoin Corby set for European Aquatics Championships with Irish Swim Team

By Jack Neville / August 10, 2022 /

The Clarina native will take to the pool at the championships in Italy. After a highly successful Commonwealth Games in the pool for Swim Ireland athletes, Irish athletes now turn…

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Limerick Swimmer Eoin Corby sets Personal Record at LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships

By Benjamin Geary / November 10, 2021 /

The Clarina native narrowly missed out on Olympic qualification last June but he is yet to reach his full potential. Eoin Corby is one of Ireland’s most promising Olympic prospects…

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Róisín Ní Ríain rounds out Paralympic Gams with yet another PB

By Jack Neville / September 1, 2021 /

Ireland’s youngest Paralympian concluded an exceptional games today in the pool in her fifth final. The Drombana native had her final race of the 2020 Paralympic Games in the SB13…

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Limerick swimmer Róisín Ní Riain through to another final in Tokyo

By Joe Saunders / August 30, 2021 /

16-year-old Drombanna native Róisín Ní Ríain is through to yet another final at the Paralympics following a third placed finish in the SM13 200m individual medley heat. The final will…

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WATCH: Róisín Ní Ríain’s heroic effort leads to personal best time in fifth place in 400m freestyle final

By Joe Saunders / August 27, 2021 /

In her third final in as many days at the 16th iteration of the Paralympic Games, Limerick teenager Róisín Ní Ríain finished in fifth place in the S13 400m freestyle.…

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Limerick’s Róisín Ní Riain through to third final in three days following another PB

By Joe Saunders / August 27, 2021 /

Drombanna native Róisín Ní Riain is through to her third final in as many days following heat success in the S13 400m freestyle overnight. It was also another personal best…

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Róisín Ní Riain ‘thrilled’ to break personal best for second time in a day in S13 100m backstroke final

By Joe Saunders / August 26, 2021 /

Limerick swimmer Róisín Ní Riain finished in 6th place in the S13 100m backstroke final, breaking her personal best time for the second time in a day. The 16-year-old swam…

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Limerick’s Róisín Ní Riain goes into S13 100m Backstroke final at the 2021 Paralympics

By Benjamin Geary / August 26, 2021 /

Drombanna’s Róisín Ní Riain set another personal best of 1.09.23 in yesterday’s heat, which will see her go into the 100m backstroke final of the 2021 Paralympic games in Tokyo.…

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