Delighted Damien shares golden moment

A DELIGHTED Damien O’Donovan, a volunteer member of the Bantry Lifeboat crew, led the parade of victorious Irish athletes at the National Aquatic Centre with a gold medal success he immediately attributed to his coach.

David (21) shared the spotlight with Laura Jane Dunne (Dublin), who added a gold to her success on the opening day. Ireland’s swimmers also enjoyed silver medal success through Tony McManus (Palmerstown ) and Brid Lynch (Templeogue ) while

Karina Houlihan (Glengoole, Thurles) swam into seventh place in her final.