Three Irish athletes into finals at Paralympic Swimming World Championships
In the busiest day so far for the Irish team at the Paralympic Swimming World Championships three of the five swimmers in action qualified for tonight’s final, with lifetime best times also for three of them. Continuing an outstanding debut Nicole Turner swam an enormous lifetime best in the heats of the SM6 200m Individual […]
Team Ireland ready for the inaugural European Paralympic Committee Youth Games in Varazdin, Croatia
Yesterday the team of seven left for Croatia for the inaugural European Paralympic Committee Youth Games in Varazdin taking place over this coming weekend. The team travelling was team manager Niamh McDonnell, swim Coach Matthew Coward, athletics Coach Tara Cloney, athletics athlete Conor McBride and swimmers Patrick Flanagan, Tom Maher and Adam Johnson. CKDDqRnWgAAdaiQ The […]
Turner sixth in 50m Freestyle final at Paralympic Swimming World Championships
Irish teenager Nicole Turner swam superbly to finish sixth in the S6 50m Freestyle Final at the Paralympic Swimming World Championships in Glasgow this evening. In a final that was won in a new world record time of 34.14 by Yelyzaveta Mereshko of Ukraine, the thirteen year old, from Portarlington in County Laois, swam just […]
Turner through to 50m Freestyle final at Paralympic Swimming World Championships
Ireland’s Nicole Turner continued her successful debut at the Paralympic Swimming World Championships by qualifying for her fourth final in as many days. The thirteen year old, from Portarlington in County Laois swam another lifetime best in her heat this morning; 36.81, to place fourth and progress to tonight’s final sixth fastest. This morning’s time […]
Two sixth places for Turner and Scully in finals at Paralympic Swimming World Championships
Both of Ireland’s swimmers in action tonight at the Paralympic Swimming World Championships in Glasgow finished sixth in their respective finals. London 2012 Paralympian James Scully produced another season’s best performance in the final of the S5 200m Freestyle to finish in sixth place in a time of 2:53.77. Qualifying seventh fastest for the final […]
PB for Turner & SB for Scully to qualify for finals at World Champs
Another massive PB from Nicole Turner to make 50m Butterfly final at Paralympic Swimming World Championships Season’s best time from James Scully to make 200m Freestyle final Ireland’s Nicole Turner produced yet another lifetime best performance finishing second in her heat of the 50m Butterfly (S6 class*) at the Paralympic Swimming World Championships in Glasgow […]
Keane and Turner both swim lifetime bests to each finish fifth in respective Paralympic Swimming World Championship finals
Ireland’s Ellen Keane and Nicole Turner both swam lifetime best times in their respective finals of the Women’s 100m Breaststroke at the Paralympic Swimming World Championships in Glasgow tonight to each finish fifth. Thirteen year old Turner was first up in the final of the Women’s 100m Breaststroke (SB6 class*) and shaved yet more time […]
Keane and Turner through to evening finals at Paralympic Swimming World Championships
Both record new personal bests in qualifying for the finals Irish swimmers Ellen Keane and Nicole Turner both swam lifetime bests in the morning heats of their respective 100m breaststroke at the Paralympic Swimming World Championships in Glasgow today to qualify for tonight’s finals. Thirteen year old Turner was first up in the sole heat […]
Bronze for Ireland’s Darragh McDonald at Paralympic Swimming World Championships
Nicole Turner fifth in World Championship final Ireland’s Darragh McDonald has won a bronze medal in the final of the 400m Freestyle (S6 class) at the Paralympic Swimming World Championships in Glasgow this evening in a time of 5:12.61. The twenty one year old swam a season’s best performance in the heats this morning to […]
McDonald & Turner through to 400m Freestyle Finals at Paralympic Swimming World Championships
Lifetime best swims from Keane and Turner in heats On the opening day of the Paralympic Swimming (IPC) World Championships in Glasgow this morning Ireland’s Darragh McDonald swam a season’s best time of 5:11.26 to win the first heat of the S6 400m Freestyle and qualify for tonight’s final at 8.13pm. London 2012 gold medallist […]
McCarthy and Mongan shine in Santry
There were some really notable performances at the IWA/CPSI National Championships in Santry last weekend. Irish athletes Niamh McCarthy and Deirdre Mongan both threw huge personal bests to set brand new Irish records in the F41 Discus, and F53 Shot respectively. Twenty one year old McCarthy from Cork threw a massive best of 24.03metres to […]
Irish team of six announced for Paralympic Swimming World Championships
A strong team of six has been announced to compete at the Paralympic Swimming (IPC) World Championships set to take place in Glasgow from July 13th – 19th.
