Irish Swimmers Set to Star in Slovakia and Italy
Team Ireland swimmers will be in action in Samorin, Slovakia and Rome, Italy this week as a Summer packed with international meets continues with the European U23 Swimming Championships and the Sette Colli International. Both competitions will run from Thursday 26th – Saturday 28th June.
2025 will be just the second edition of the European U23 Swimming Championships with Swim Ireland hosting the inaugural championship at the Sport Ireland Campus in 2023, where Ireland topped the medal table with six gold from Mona McSharry (3 x gold), Ellen Walshe (2 x gold, 1 x silver) and Daniel Wiffen (1 x gold, 2 x silver).
With nine athletes at the European Aquatics Under 23 Championships, this will form a final World Championships preparation meet for five athletes who are Singapore-bound, Cormac Rynn, Ellie McCartney, Eoin Corby, Evan Bailey and Jack Cassin, whilst the remainder of the team, Brandon Biss, Lottie Cullen, Maria Godden and Oisin Tebite will focus on this Championships as the pinnacle point for their summer racing.
In Rome, Paris Olympians Mona McSharry, Ellen Walshe and Tom Fannon will compete against some of the world’s best at the Sette Colli International at the Foro Italico, this will be a final preparation meet for the trio ahead of Singapore.
Eight of the nine swimmers in Samorin will be in action in heats on the opening day of competition. Biss gets the team underway in the 200m Backstroke; Rynn and Bailey compete in the 200m Freestyle, while Cassin will swim the 100m Butterfly. Godden swims the 50m Backstroke, Corby the 50m Breaststroke and McCartney the 200m IM. Ireland will also enter the 4 x 100m Mixed Medley Relay.
In Rome, Olympic bronze medallist Mona McSharry competes in the 100m Breaststroke, Olympic finalist Ellen Walshe swims the 200m Freestyle, and Olympic Semi-Finalist Tom Fannon will take to the blocks for the 50m Freestyle.
Day 1 Schedule Sette Colli
Women 200m Freestyle Ellen Walshe
Women 100m Breaststroke Mona McSharry
Men 50m Freestyle Tom Fannon
Day 1 Schedule European U23 Championships
Men 200m Backstroke Brandon Biss
Men 200m Freestyle Cormac Rynn, Evan Bailey
Women 50m Backstroke Maria Godden
Men 50m Breaststroke Eoin Corby
Men 100m Butterfly Jack Cassin
Women 200 IM Ellie McCartney
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Ireland
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