Bryan wins Portugal Open Water Nationals
Chris Bryan began his World Championship preparations with intent as he was the first man home in the Portugal Open Water Nationals this afternoon.
Chris Bryan began his World Championship preparations with intent as he was the first man home in the Portugal Open Water Nationals this afternoon.
Dubliner Barry Murphy leads an 18-strong Irish team at the Celtic Tri Nations Meet this weekend.
Tallaght swimmer Brendan Hyland produced the swim of the evening on the final day of competition at the National Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin as he broke the Irish senior men's 100m butterfly record.
Fiona Doyle became the third Irish swimmer to qualify for the World Championships in Barcelona this July when she won the women's 100m breaststroke at the National Swimming Championships.
Two of Ireland's World Championships hopefuls missed out on making the squad for the July meet in Barcelona on the second day of the National Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin.
Irish swimmers Barry Murphy and Fiona Doyle won gold in the men's and women's 50-metre breaststroke respectively on the opening night of the National Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre.
The Carlton Irish Long Course Swimming Championships which double up as a world championship qualifier, get under way on Thursday at the National Aquatic Centre (NAC) in Dublin.
Lance Armstrong has pulled out of a masters swimming event in Texas this weekend after the sport's governing body attempted to bar the athlete.
Sycerika McMahon secured three more gold medals on the final day of competition at the Dave McCullagh Memorial Gala in Limerick bringing her total to ten Gold over the three days.
Barry Murphy picked up his second gold medal of the meet, winning the 50m Butterfly final in 24.99.
Sycerika McMahon finished day one of the Irish Swimming Championships in Limerick with four gold medals.
Two-time Olympian Melanie Nocher has announced her retirement from swimming at the age of 24.
Britain's double Olympic champion swimmer Rebecca Adlington has retired from competition to concentrate on grassroots coaching, the 23-year-old said.
Barry Murphy has finished 10th overall in the 50m breaststroke semi-final at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, recording 26.76.
Ryan Lochte may have set a new world record in the 200 metres individual medley at the World Short-Course Championships in Istanbul last night but it was images of the five-time Olympic champion giving away his gold medal that commanded as much attention.
Ryan Lochte was in a class of his own as he lowered his own world record in the 200 metres individual medley at the World Short-Course Championships in Istanbul.
Barry Murphy has set another Irish Record in Istanbul at the World Short Course Swimming Championships finishing 13th overall in the semi-final of the 50m Butterfly.
Ireland's Barry Murphy has qualified for the semi-finals at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul.
Barry Murphy has started his World Short Course Swimming Championships campaign by winning his heat of the 100m Breaststroke.
Lars Humer has been appointed as the new head coach for Swim Ireland at the University of Limerick's High Performance Centre at the University Arena.