Swimming

PEDs and payouts see athletes turn to Enhanced Games

Athletes are turning to the Enhanced Games, a competition where performance-enhancing drugs are permitted, in return for big financial payouts.

Swimming • 15 Oct

Shane Ryan: 'I've always wanted to know the absolute maximum of what my body is truly capable of'

Sport Ireland critical as Ryan joins Enhanced Games

Sport Ireland has said it is "deeply disappointed" with the decision of Irish swimmer Shane Ryan to join the Enhanced Games, a controversial competition that permits athletes to take banned performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision.

Swimming • 14 Oct

Ireland's swimmer Mona McSharry competes in a heat of the women's 100m breaststroke swimming event during the 2025 World Aquatics Championships

McSharry just misses out on medal in 50m breaststroke

Mona McSharry was fourth in the 50m breaststroke, while Ellen Walshe secured two sixth-placed finishes in the 100m butterfly and 200m individual medley on the final day of the World Aquatics World Cup in Indiana.

Swimming • 13 Oct

Ellen Walshe of Ireland, bronze, attends the medal ceremony of the 200m Individual Medley Women Final during the 61st Settecolli swimming meeting at Stadio del Nuoto. Rome (Italy), June 28th, 2025 (Photo by Elianton/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

Ellen Walshe back in the medals at Aquatics World Cup

Ireland's Ellen Walshe has added a silver medal to bronze at the first stop of the World Aquatics World Cup in Carmel, USA.

Swimming • 12 Oct

Mona McSharry after winning the women's 100m breaststroke final during day three of the 2025 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre

New Irish records for McSharry & Walshe at Aquatics WC

Ireland's Mona McSharry and Ellen Walshe got their 2025 short course (25m pool) season underway in fine form in Carmel, Indiana, setting new Irish records in the 200m breaststroke and 200m butterfly respectively

Swimming • 11 Oct

Róisín Ní Ríain of Ireland with her bronze medal from the Women’s 100m Butterfly S13 during day one of the 2025 Toyota World Para Swimming Championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore.

Ní Riain found redemption in butterfly medal at Worlds

Róisín Ní Riain says her World Championship medal-winning performance in the S13 100m butterfly has given her a sense of "redemption" and will be a focus going forward.

Swimming • 09 Oct

Shane Ryan represented Ireland for over a decade

Ryan announces retirement from swimming

Three-time Olympian Shane Ryan has announced his retirement from competitive swimming.

Swimming • 07 Oct

Roisin Ni Riain, left, and Dearbhaile Brady with their respective medals on the final day of competition at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore

Ní Riain and Brady add to Irish medal haul in Singapore

Róisín Ní Riain rounded off her World Para Swimming Championships with a fifth medal in Singapore, while Dearbhaile Brady added silver to her collection on the final day of competition.

Swimming • 27 Sep

Ní Riain takes fourth World medal with freestyle silver

Róisín Ní Riain claimed her fourth medal of the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore with silver in the S13 400m freestyle.

Swimming • 26 Sep

25 September 2025; Dearbhaile Brady of Ireland after winning bronze in the Women’s 50m Freestyle S6 during day five of the Toyota World Para Swimming Championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Sportsfile

World bronze for Brady in Singapore

Dearbhaile Brady has won freestyle bronze at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore.

Swimming • 25 Sep

24 September 2025; Róisín Ní Ríain of team Ireland competes in the Women’s 100m Backstroke S13 final during day four of the Toyota World Para Swimming Championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Sportsfile

Ní Riain makes it a hat-trick at World Championships

Róisín Ní Riain has made it a hat-trick of medals at the World Para Swimming Championships by claiming silver in the 100m backstroke S13 final.

Swimming • 25 Sep

PB for Brady in World 200m individual medley final

Derbhaile Brady set a personal best in finishing fifth in her 200m individual medley at the Para Swimming World Championships in Singapore, on a day when Deaten Registe and Barry McClements failed to progress from their respective heats.

Swimming • 23 Sep

22 September 2025; Róisín Ní Ríain of team Ireland competes in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB13 heats during day two of the Toyota World Para Swimming Championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Sportsfile *** NO REPRODU

Ní Riain adds silver to World Para medal haul

Róisín Ní Riain has claimed her second medal of the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships with silver in the SB13 100m breaststroke final.

Swimming • 22 Sep

Róisín Ní Ríain of Ireland on her way to winning bronze in the Women’s 100m Butterfly S13 on day one of the Swimming Championships at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore.

Ní Riain wins bronze at Para Swimming Worlds

Róisín Ní Riain has claimed bronze in the S13 100m butterfly event at the Para Swimming World Championships in Singapore.

Swimming • 21 Sep

Shortt strikes gold again at the World Juniors

Victory in the 200m backstroke final saw Galway's John Shortt pick up a second gold medal at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Romania.

Swimming • 24 Aug

28 July 2025; John Shorttof Ireland after competing in the heats of the Men’s 100m Backstroke during the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Sportsfile

Second medal for Shortt at World Junior Championships

Galway teenager John Shortt has added 50m backstroke bronze to the 100m backstroke gold he won earlier in the week at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Romania.

Swimming • 22 Aug

Shortt through to 50m backstroke final at World Juniors

A day after claiming gold in the 100m backstroke at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships, John Shortt was back in the pool in the 50m backstroke, where he advanced to the final.

Swimming • 21 Aug

Shortt strikes gold in 100m backstroke at World Juniors

Ireland's John Shortt has claimed the gold medal in the 100m backstroke at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Romania.

Swimming • 20 Aug

Ellen Walshe of team Ireland competes in the final of the 200m Butterfly during the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore.

Walshe ninth overall in 400m IM at World Championships

Ellen Walshe just missed out on a place in the 400m individual medley final on the final day of the World Aquatic Championships, while Ireland's men competed in the 4x100m medley relay.

Swimming • 03 Aug

Mona McSharry competes in the heats of the Women’s 50m Breaststroke at 2025 World Championships

McSharry not finished yet, and has more targets in mind

The World Aquatics Championships may not have gone to plan for Mona McSharry, with a stomach bug impacting her performance in her final event, but the competitive juices are still fuelling a desire to ensure the Olympic bronze medallist will prolong her career in the pool.

Swimming • 02 Aug

Ellie McCartney of Ireland competes in the semi final of the 200m Breaststroke during the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore.

McCartney seventh behind dominant Douglass at Worlds

Ellie McCartney finished seventh in the final of the women's 200m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore in a race dominated by Kate Douglass of the United States.

Swimming • 01 Aug

Daniel Wiffen of Ireland competes in the 400m Freestyle heats during the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore.

Wiffen withdraws from World Aquatics Championships

Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen has been forced to withdraw from the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on medical grounds.

Swimming • 01 Aug

31 July 2025; Ellen Walshe of team Ireland before competing in the final of the 200m Butterfly during the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Sportsfile

Walshe 8th, McCartney into 200m breaststroke final

Ellen Walshe finished eighth in the 200m butterfly final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, while Ellie McCartney is through to Friday's 200m breaststroke final after a tremendous swim in her semi-final, finishing third in a time of 2:23.79 behind Olympic champion Kate Douglass.

Swimming • 31 Jul

Daniel Wiffen of Ireland before the Men’s 800m Freestyle final during the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore.

Wiffen eighth in World title defence, Walshe into final

Daniel Wiffen has missed out on a medal in the men's 800m freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore after an eighth-place finish in the final, while Ellen Walshe has qualified for the final of the women's 200m butterfly with a new national record.

World Aquatics Championships • 30 Jul

Ireland's swimmer Daniel Wiffen competes in a heat of the men's 800m freestyle swimming event during the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on July 29, 2025. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)

'Weak' Wiffen survives Singapore scare to make final

An out-of-sorts Daniel Wiffen laboured his way to a place in the final of the 800m freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Tuesday morning.

Swimming • 29 Jul

PEDs and payouts see athletes turn to Enhanced Games

Sport Ireland critical as Ryan joins Enhanced Games

McSharry just misses out on medal in 50m breaststroke

Ellen Walshe back in the medals at Aquatics World Cup

New Irish records for McSharry & Walshe at Aquatics WC

Ní Riain found redemption in butterfly medal at Worlds

Ryan announces retirement from swimming

Ní Riain and Brady add to Irish medal haul in Singapore

Ní Riain takes fourth World medal with freestyle silver

World bronze for Brady in Singapore

Ní Riain makes it a hat-trick at World Championships

PB for Brady in World 200m individual medley final

Ní Riain adds silver to World Para medal haul

Ní Riain wins bronze at Para Swimming Worlds

Shortt strikes gold again at the World Juniors

Second medal for Shortt at World Junior Championships

Shortt through to 50m backstroke final at World Juniors

Shortt strikes gold in 100m backstroke at World Juniors

Walshe ninth overall in 400m IM at World Championships

McSharry not finished yet, and has more targets in mind

McCartney seventh behind dominant Douglass at Worlds

Wiffen withdraws from World Aquatics Championships

Walshe 8th, McCartney into 200m breaststroke final

Wiffen eighth in World title defence, Walshe into final

'Weak' Wiffen survives Singapore scare to make final

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