Swimming

WATCH: Limerick’s Róisín Ní Riain through to the 100m Butterfly final at the Tokyo Paralympics following heat success

By Joe Saunders / August 25, 2021 /

16-year-old Róisín Ní Riain from Drombanna is through to the 100m butterfly S13 final at the Paralympics thanks to a third-placed finish in her heat in the early hours of…

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Limerick’s Róisín Ní Ríain to represent Ireland as their youngest athlete in Tokyo at the Paralympic Games

By Joe Saunders / August 18, 2021 /

Hailing from Drombanna, Limerick’s Róisín Ní Ríain is another local hero representing Ireland at the Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. The 16-year-old trains with Limerick Swimming Club and is Ireland’s youngest…

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Hockey the highlight as Upton and co face India: Team Ireland Olympic schedule Friday July 30th

By Mark Reilly / July 29, 2021 /

Friday Kicks off with Team Ireland partaking in golf as Rory McIlroy tees off at 12.25am, with Shane Lowry following up as he will begin his round at 12.41am. Daniel…

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Limerick teenager Eoin Corby just misses out on Olympic Qualification

By Benjamin Geary / June 28, 2021 /

Limerick swimmer Eoin Corby has just missed out on qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The 19-year-old Clarina native attempted to qualify for the games this week…

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Limerick Swimmer on Final Stretch to Tokyo

By Benjamin Geary / June 25, 2021 /

Limerick swimmer Eoin Corby swam yesterday for qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and recorded a personal best of 59.99. The 19 year old Clarina native and graduate of Salesian…

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Limerick 16 year-old Róisín Ní Ríaín wins bronze at World Para Swimming Championships

By Ronan Calvert / May 20, 2021 /

Limerick swimmer Roisin Ni Riain has won her first medal in the S1 100m Backstroke at the World Para Swimming Championships in Portugal. The 16 year-old finished with a time…

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Four Irish Swimmers Achieve Olympic Consideration Times

By Ronan Calvert / April 20, 2021 /

An incredible first morning at the Swim Ireland Irish National Team Trials at the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus saw four swimmers go under the FINA A Olympic Consideration Times…

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Swim Ireland Announce National Teams for Summer 2019 International Meets

By Jack Neville / April 10, 2019 /

Swim Ireland’s team for their premier benchmark meet of 2019, the FINA World Championships in Korea will be spearheaded by 2018 World Championships medallist Shane Ryan. National Performance Director Jon…

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Limerick Swimming Club remember Gerry Ryan at UL Arena Gala

By John Keogh / January 18, 2019 /

Close to 1000 swimmers will converge on UL Arena this weekend to compete in Limerick Swimming Club’s Annual Gerry Ryan Memorial Gala.   Limerick Swimming Club is Limerick’s largest, longest…

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New swimming club making waves in Limerick

By John Keogh / January 15, 2019 /

Celtic Waves are the newest competitive swimming club in Limerick. The club were started last September by Liam Bohan with just five swimmers to its name and continues to grow.…

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