Swim Ireland to appeal after Olympic invite rescinded

FINA, the sport’s global body, have taken back an invitation to Ireland's men’s 4x100m Medley Relay team

The Irish men's 4x100m medey relay: Darragh Greene, Shane Ryan, Brendan Hyland and Jack McMillan (in water) placed seventh at the European Championships, Budapest, May 2021. Their Irish record time 7:34.62 secured Olympic qualification. Picture: Swim Ireland.

Swim Ireland intends to challenge a decision by FINA, the sport’s global body, to rescind an invitation to their men’s 4x100m Medley Relay team for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The Irish body received notification on Sunday to the effect that the invitation made to the team just the day before, and which had already been accepted by Swim Ireland, had been forwarded in error.