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Jordan Sloan claims title in record style

Jordan Sloan and Mona McSharry highlighted another spell of fast swimming as the Irish Open Swimming Championships continued at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin.

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Third not good enough for Shane Ryan

Rio 2016 Olympic Games - Day 1 - Men's Road Race

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Here is how Ireland's Olympians have fared on the first day so far at Rio

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Olympic diary: Your guide to when Team Ireland are in action

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Nicholas Quinn: ‘I always saw Olympians as heroes, superhumans. Something else altogether’

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Doyle heading for Rio

McMahon misses out on Euro final by less than a second

SWIMMING: Ireland’s Sycerika McMahon finished 12th overall in the 200m individual medley semi-finals at the European Swimming Championships in Berlin yesterday.

Thu, 21 Aug, 2014

Murphy laying it on line for tilt at Long Course

Dubliner Barry Murphy could have turned his back on swimming and considered retirement after not being selected by the Olympic Council for the 2008 Games in Beijing while others of lesser credentials got in ahead of him.

Mon, 18 Aug, 2014

McNamara secures Euro place

Sixteen-year-old Dearbhail McNamara from Westport secured European Senior Championships qualification as she took the 200m breaststroke title at the Irish National Championships at Abbotstown yesterday.

Mon, 28 Apr, 2014

McMahon out of Long Course nationals

SWIMMING: Irish record holder Sycerika McMahon is the notable absentee from the National Long Course Championships which start tomorrow.

Wed, 23 Apr, 2014

Texas-bound McMahon clocks new record in Barcelona

Sycerika McMahon set an Irish senior record in the 100m freestyle heats on her final day of competition at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona.

Fri, 02 Aug, 2013

McMahon qualifies for Euros

Sycerika McMahon has qualified for the women's 100m freestyle at May's European Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

Fri, 02 Mar, 2012

Michelle Smith's butterfly record broken

One of Irish swimming’s oldest records fell on day three of the Irish Long Course Swimming Championships and Olympic Trials, as 20-year-old Bethany Carson slipped under Michelle Smith’s 100m butterfly mark from 1996.

Fri, 02 Mar, 2012

Magnificent McMahon claims gold again

TEENAGE Irish swimming sensation Sycerika McMahon is shaking up the traditional powerhouses in Europe with a second gold medal in as many days at the Tasmajdan Swimming Complex in Serbia.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2011

McMahon claims ninth gold

SYCERIKA McMAHON (Leander) collected an incredible ninth gold medal on the final day of the Irish National Long Course Championship at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin yesterday.

Mon, 02 May, 2011

Euro boost for Cooney in 50m backstroke

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.

Fri, 19 Nov, 2010

Sonia joins Ireland’s Youth Olympics management team

IRISH ATHLETICS legend Sonia O’Sullivan is set for an Olympic return – but not on the track.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2009