Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Mona McSharry takes part in the World Short Course Championships

Ireland send strong team to World Short Course

Seven of Ireland's Tokyo 2020 Olympic swimmers will be among the 11-strong Irish team leaving for the FINA World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi this weekend.

Swimming • 10 Dec 21

Mona McSharry set a new record in the 200m Breaststroke

McSharry breaks 200m record at National Aquatic Centre

Mona McSharry broke her own Irish Record in the 200m breaststroke, as the Irish National Team Trials continued at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre.

Swimming • 23 Apr 21

Jack McMillan is through to the 200m freestyle final

McMillan and Sloan through to 200m freestyle final

Irish duo Jack McMillan and Jordan Sloan produced the best display of their careers, booking their place in the 200m freestyle final at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow.

Swimming • 05 Dec 19

Shane Ryan is among the senior squad of 11

Irish European Short Course squad announced

Swim Ireland have announced a team of 19 for the LEN European Short Course Championships in Glasgow from 4-8 December.

Swimming • 04 Oct 19

Irish focus turns to Olympic qualification after Worlds

The men's Medley Relay team set yet another Irish national record on the final day of the FINA World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea but once more an automatic qualifying berth for Tokyo 2020 was just beyond the Irish competitors.

Swimming • 28 Jul 19

Shane Ryan swam a season best on the 50m Backstroke semi

Ryan: 'I'd rather be a two-time Olympian'

Ireland's Shane Ryan made it through to the 50m Backstroke semi-final at the FINA World Swimming Championships in South Korea, but then withdrew from the event to concentrate on Sunday's 4x100m Medley Relay.

Swimming • 27 Jul 19

Jack McMillan, Robbie Powell, Jordan Sloan & Brendan Hyland

4×200 relay team demolish national record

Ireland's 4x200m Freestyle Relay have smashed the Irish senior record on day six of the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

Swimming • 26 Jul 19

Mona McSharry just about makes the semis

McSharry and Hyland progress in the pool

Mona McSharry and Brendan Hyland are through to their respective semi-finals in the 100m Breaststroke and 200m Butterfly at the European Championships in Glasgow.

Swimming • 04 Aug 18

Brendan Hyland saw records tumble twice this week

Hyland sets new Irish 100m Butterfly record

Brendan Hyland set his second record of the week in this afternoon's Men's 100m Butterfly final on the final day of competition at the Irish Open meet at the National Aquatic Centre.

Swimming • 08 Apr 18

Jordan Sloan sets new Irish record in Copenhagen

Jordan Sloan continued his record-breaking charge in Copenhagen as he stormed to a new Irish standard in the 100m freestyle at the European Championships.

Swimming • 16 Dec 17

Jordan Sloan came home in a time of 1:44.12 in Copenhagen

Sloan finishes sixth in freestyle final at Europeans

Ireland's Jordan Sloan has secured a place in tonight's 200m freestyle final at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Copenhagen.

Swimming • 14 Dec 17

Sloan misses out on 100m freestyle semis

Jordan Sloan was just .02 of a second off his Irish record as he bowed out in the heats of the 100m freestyle at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest today.

Swimming • 26 Jul 17

Shane Ryan bows out in 100m backstroke semi-final

Ireland's Shane Ryan has missed out on a place in final of the men's 100 metres backstroke at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest.

Swimming • 24 Jul 17

Jordan Sloan sets 100m record at the NAC

Twenty-four-year-old Jordan Sloan from Bangor broke the men's 100 metres freestyle Irish record on day two of the Irish Open Championships at the National Aquatic Centre.

Swimming • 08 Apr 17

Record breaker Jordan Sloan earlier today

Hyland and Sloan break records at Aquatic Centre

Two Irish senior and one junior record fell on the opening day of competition at the Irish National Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin today.

Swimming • 06 Apr 17

Jordan Sloan