More records fall as Irish Open concludes Swim Ireland's Irish Open Swimming Championships ended at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre today with several swimmers adding to medal hauls. Swimming • 23 Apr
Danielle Hill adds fifth title to Irish Open exploits Danielle Hill's list of national titles at this year's five-day Irish Open meet now stands at five after the Olympian won her favoured event, the … Swimming • 22 Apr
Olympic champion banned for attending pro-war rally A Russian Olympic swimming champion who attended a rally in support of the invasion of Ukraine led by president Vladimir Putin has been banned from … Swimming • 22 Apr
Hill sets new record in fourth Irish Open triumph Danielle Hill set the second Irish senior record of the week in winning the women's 100m freestyle on day three of the Irish Open Swim … Swimming • 21 Apr
More records fall on second day of Irish Open The Irish Open Championships continued in Dublin today with two new Irish records as Max McCusker won the men's blue riband: the 100m freestyle event. Swimming • 20 Apr
Double for Paddy Johnston at Irish Open Championship The Irish Open Championship got underway today at the NAC in Tallaght without many of the star attractions. Swimming • 19 Apr
Brassil narrowly misses out on final place in Cairo Ireland's Sive Brassil recorded an impressive display in the opening World Cup of the Modern Pentathlon season but fell short of a place in Saturday's … Athletics • 24 Mar
FINA ban Russia and Belarus from World Championships Russia and Belarus have been banned from this year's aquatics World Championships, governing body FINA has announced. Swimming • 23 Mar
Trans swimmer Thomas creates history in US event University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender NCAA champion in Division I history after winning the women's 500-yard freestyle in Atlanta. Swimming • 18 Mar
World Swimming Championships rescheduled to July 2023 The World Swimming Championships, scheduled to be held in Fukuoka, Japan in May, have been postponed to July next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, … Swimming • 01 Feb
Paralympian Tai undergoes amputation British Paralympic swimming champion Alice Tai has had her right leg amputated below the knee due to increased pain in her foot. Swimming • 19 Jan
McSharry signs off with another Irish record in final Mona McSharry broke her own record in the final of the 200m breaststroke at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi. Swimming • 21 Dec 21
McSharry wins bronze in World 100m breaststroke final Mona McSharry claimed bronze in the 100m breaststroke final at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi. Swimming • 20 Dec 21
Irish men's 4x200 relay team 6th in World C'ship final The men's 4x200m freestyle relay team broke seven minutes for the first time on Sunday afternoon when finishing a hard-fought sixth in the final at … Swimming • 19 Dec 21
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 … Swimming • 20 Dec 21
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 … Swimming • 17 Dec 21
Walshe claims silver medal in Abu Dhabi Ellen Walshe has won a silver medal in the 400m Individual Medley at the World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi, smashing the Irish record … Swimming • 16 Dec 21
Every winner of RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year since 1985 The 2021 RTÉ Sportsperson of the year will be named on Saturday night. Here is the list of illustrious previous winners. Rte Sports Awards • 16 Dec 21
McSharry relishing competitive environment in Tennessee The experience of reaching an Olympic final has given Mona McSharry an even stronger belief that she can mix it in exalted company, with regular … Swimming • 11 Dec 21
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 … Swimming • 10 Dec 21
McSharry to focus on Worlds as Irish teams are named Swim Ireland have announced their teams for the 2021 FINA World Championships (25m) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and the LEN European Championships (25m) … Swimming • 26 Oct 21
Turner's post-Tokyo glow, school return & county demand Nicole Turner laughs that her life is "beginning" to settle down after the Tokyo Paralympics. Her new normal has been "non-stop craziness", but she wouldn't … Paralympics • 13 Oct 21
Wiffen sets new Irish record for 1500m freestyle Tokyo 2020 Olympian Daniel Wiffen became the first Irish swimmer to swim the 1500m freestyle in less than 15 minutes when clocking 14:48.24 at the … Swimming • 08 Oct 21
Paralympics 2020: Keane and Ní Riain into finals Ellen Keane and Róisín Ní Riain booked the places in the finals of the SM9 200m individual medley and SB13 100m breaststroke finals respectively in … Paralympics • 01 Sep 21
Paralympics 2020: Irish in action on Day 8 Day 8 in Tokyo sees the Irish contingent compete across four sports. Paralympics • 31 Aug 21
