OLYMPIC swimmer Aisling Cooney tuned up for her trip to the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Eindhoven next week with a win in the 50m backstroke event at the Irish Short Course Championships in Salthill, Galway yesterday.

IRISH records continued to tumble at the Kantrida Indoor Swimming Complex in Rijeka, Croatia yesterday on the second day of competition at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008.

Confusion reigned again today over exactly why Ireland's three Olympic swimmers have been wearing black Speedo caps in the Beijing pool rather than their shamrock-logoed Irish caps.

ANDREW BREE got the perfect boost ahead of his primary event, the 200m breaststroke, when he set a new Irish record for the 100m in the preliminary heats at the National Aquatic Centre on Saturday night.

Aisling Cooney has missed out in the heats of the women's 100 metres backstroke.

EIGHT years ago Andrew Bree — at just 19 — had the world at his feet when he made his Olympic debut in Sydney but since then not only himself but Irish swimming in general has gone through some difficult times.

THE Irish Curling Association was formally admitted to the Olympic Council of Ireland last night.

IRISH swimmers smashed 11 national records in the last week.

PORMARNOCK swimmer, Karl Burdis, finished the final day of the Irish National Long Course Championships on a high.

PORMARNOCK swimmer, Karl Burdis, finished the final day of the Irish National Long Course Championships on a high. The young Dubliner managed to win the 100m Backstroke, while also setting another European Junior Championships time — his third of the weekend.

Swim Ireland (SI) has announced the Irish swimmers who have qualified to compete in this year’s European Senior and Junior Championships.