Four Paralympians were in action at the 2025 McCullagh International Open Meet last weekend at the Aurora Sports & Leisure Centre in Bangor. The event, hosted by Swim Ireland in partnership with Swim Ulster is a highlight of the Irish swimming competition calendar.
Róisín Ní Ríain along with her two sisters Sorcha and Meadhbh were part of a Limerick Swim Club relay team that won a national relay bronze in the Women’s 4x 100 Medley Relay. The sibling trio along with Abby Yelverton finished the relay in a time of 4:47.16. In the 200m IM heats Ní Ríain posted a time of 02:32.96 which booked her a place in the B final where she finished 6th overall in a time of 02:31.81. In the 100m breaststroke heat she posted a time of 01:19.61 along with 01:08.55 in the 100m backstroke heat. She also posted 02:32.96 in the 200m IM.
Barry McClements swam the 50m fly heat in 02:09.31 and the 100m backstroke heat in 01:08.04. In his third event, the 100m butterfly heat he finished in 01:04.65.
Dearbhaile Brady competed in two events the 50m freestyle and the 200 IM. In the 50m freestyle heat she finished in 00:36.27, faster than her entry time of 00:36.45. She completed the 200 IM course in 03:27.05, again faster than her entry time of 03:27.83.
Deaten Registe made two b finals over the weekend. He swam his 100m breaststroke heat in 01:08.39 and came third in the final with an improved time of 01:07.79. In the 50m breaststroke he posted a time of 00:31.25 in the heat and again improved his time in the b final finishing in 00:31.03 .
Four performance pathway athletes were also in action over the weekend Luke Brennan, Luke O’Donoghue, Ellie Lynch, and Siomha Brady.
Róisín Ní Ríain (Limerick Swim Club)
100m breaststroke: (heat) 01:19.61
100m backstroke: (heat) 01:08.55
200m IM: (heat) 02:32.96
200m IM: (B final) 02:31.81 (6th)
Barry McClements (Ards Swimming Club)
50m fly: (heat) 02:09.31
100m backstroke: (heat) 01:08.04
100m butterfly: (heat) 01:04.65
Dearbhaile Brady (Limavady Amateur Swimming Club)
50m freestyle: (heat) 00:36.27
200 IM: (heat)03:27.05
Deaten Registe (Lisburn City Swim Club)
100m breaststroke: (3rd) b final 01:07.79/ prelim 01:08.39
50m breaststroke: (heat) – 00:31.25 / b final 00:31.03
Luke Brennan (Blackrock Swimming Club)
100m freestyle – 01:11.40 (heat)
200m IM – 02:55.35 (quicker than his entry time 02:58.30)
100 backstroke 01:20.34
Luke O’Donoghue (Kingdom Swimming Club)
1oom freestyle – 01:05.58 (heat)
100 backstroke – 01:11.57 (heat)
400m freestyle – 05:00.64 (heat)
50m freestyle – 00:36.66 (heat)
Ellie Lynch (Celtic Waves)
100m freestyle – 01:19.05 (heat)
1oom backstroke – 01:25.46 (heat)
50m freestyle – 00:34.80 (heat)
Siomha Brady (Lisburn City Swim Club)
100m backstroke – 01:03.623
Full list of results here.
