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Ellen Walshe reacts to her swim in Japan

Walshe breaks Irish record to qualify for Olympics

Ellen Walshe has secured a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics after breaking her Irish record in the Women's 200 metres individual medley at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Swimming • 23 Jul 23

Ellen Walshe was involved in two events on Sunday

Walshe books semi spot, relay team break Irish record

Ellen Walshe booked her place in the semi-finals of the 200m individual medley on the opening day of swimming action the World Aquatics Championships, while the Irish women's 4x100m freestyle relay team set a new national record.

Swimming • 23 Jul 23

Daniel Wiffen is Ireland's main medal prospect for Japan

Top-ranked Wiffen targets historic World medal in Japan

World number one-ranked Daniel Wiffen will lead a 12-strong Ireland swimming team into July's World Aquatics Championships in Japan.

Swimming • 20 Apr 23

Ellen Walshe went quicker in the final having set a record time in the heats

Walshe shines on Irish Open Championships opening day

Ellen Walshe produced the swims of the day as the Irish Open Swimming Championships got underway at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre in Dublin

Swimming • 01 Apr 23

Ellen Walshe of Templeogue Swimming Club competing in the Women's 50m butterfly final

Ellen Walshe sets new record in 50m Butterfly title win

Ellen Walshe set a new national record on the way to winning the 50m Butterfly title at Swim Ireland's Irish National Winter Championships at the National Aquatic Centre.

Swimming • 16 Dec 22

Mona McSharry will be targeting final berths just over a year from making an Olympic final

Irish team named for European Aquatics Championships

Tokyo Olympic finalist Mona McSharry and the returning Shane Ryan are part of a 17-strong Irish team that will head to Rome for the 2022 LEN European Aquatics Championships.

Swimming • 08 Aug 22

The Sligo swimmer realised her target in breaking the minute barrier

McSharry sends more Irish records tumbling in Abu Dhabi

Mona McSharry set another new Irish senior record for the 100m individual medley in Saturday's semi-final at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi.

Swimming • 20 Dec 21

Mona McSharry was agonisingly close to a medal

McSharry misses out on world bronze by .04 of a second

Mona McSharry set another national record in the final of the 50m breaststroke at the World Short Course Swimming Championships but missed out on a medal by just 0.04 of a second in Abu Dhabi.

Swimming • 17 Dec 21

Brendan Hyland finished third in his heat

Tokyo 2020: Hyland and Walshe miss out on qualification

Swimmers Brendan Hyland and Ellen Walshe both failed to qualify from their respective heats on day three of the Tokyo Olympics.

Olympics • 26 Jul 21

Ellen Walshe won her heat but her time was not quick enough to advance to the semi-finals

Tokyo 2020: Walshe and Greene fail to progress to semis

Ellen Walshe won her 100m butterfly heat at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre but her time wasn't fast enough to secure a place in the semi-finals.

Swimming • 24 Jul 21

Ellen Walshe

Ellen Walshe will become a two-time Olympian in Paris and is qualified in three individual events.

Swimming • 22 Jul 24

Ellen Walshe swam 2:12.02 in the 200m individual medley last week

Ellen Walshe eligible for Olympic Games

Swim Ireland has confirmed that Ellen Walshe is eligible to be nominated for a place on the Irish Olympic team in Tokyo.

Swimming • 01 Jul 21

Ellen Walshe broke the Irish senior record

Ellen Walshe may miss out on Games despite record time

Despite dipping below the FINA 'A' qualifying time for the Olympics, Templeogue's Ellen Walshe may not be put forward by Swim Ireland for ratification by the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) for next month's Games.

Swimming • 25 Jun 21

Walshe dips below minute in 100m Butterfly record

Ireland's Ellen Walshe became the first woman to break the one-minute barrier in the 100m Butterfly this evening as the 18-year-old smashed the Irish record of 1:00.21 in 59.54 for gold at the Flanders Swim Cup in Belgium.

Swimming • 19 Jan 20

Ellen Walshe

Walshe breaks Irish record to qualify for Olympics

Walshe books semi spot, relay team break Irish record

Top-ranked Wiffen targets historic World medal in Japan

Walshe shines on Irish Open Championships opening day

Ellen Walshe sets new record in 50m Butterfly title win

Irish team named for European Aquatics Championships

McSharry sends more Irish records tumbling in Abu Dhabi

McSharry misses out on world bronze by .04 of a second

Tokyo 2020: Hyland and Walshe miss out on qualification

Tokyo 2020: Walshe and Greene fail to progress to semis

Ellen Walshe

Ellen Walshe eligible for Olympic Games

Ellen Walshe may miss out on Games despite record time

Walshe dips below minute in 100m Butterfly record

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