Day Two of the 2025 Swim Ireland National Age Group Championships Takes Place in UL

The second day of the 2025 Swim Ireland National Age Group Championships took place today at the UL Arena in Limerick.

In the Open 200m Freestyle Relay (12yrs), Trojan secured gold with a time of 2:08.04, while Aer Lingus claimed victory in the girls’ event with 2:06.11. In the Open 400m Freestyle Relay, Portadown took gold in 4:01.10, and Trojan topped the podium once again, this time clocking 4:08.04 in the girls’ event.

Bangor’s Chloe Stewart (9:50.68) was the only swimmer to break the ten-minute barrier in the 13yrs Girls 800m Freestyle, taking gold. Portadown’s Ella Kanis-Dickson followed closely with 9:51.49 to claim the national title.

Alvar Joakit (Wexford) bagged another national gold with a time of 2:35.30 in the 12yrs Open 200m Backstroke final. The 13yrs title went to Eoghan McQuillan (Lisburn) in 2:26.01, while Dolphin swimmer Lev Lobanets brought the 14yrs gold back to Cork with a time of 2:17.19.

The Girls 50m Freestyle saw a change of pace as swimmers competed for national honours. Rhona Raleigh (West Cork Orcas) was first to stop the clock, winning 12yrs gold in 29.89. Chloe Stewart (Bangor) topped the 13yrs podium in 28.57, and Freya Moore (Ards) took 14yrs gold in 28.24.

In the Open 50m Freestyle, Victor Virlan (Drogheda) won the 12yrs gold in 28.70. The 13yrs title went to Luka Griffin (Cookstown) with 26.50, while Dolphin’s Lev Lobanets returned to the podium to claim the 14yrs gold in 26.22.

Another Dolphin swimmer took centre stage in the Girls 100m Butterfly as Philippa Costello claimed the 12yrs gold. Olivia Falls (Bangor) won the 13yrs race in 1:06.30, while her teammate Rebecca Lavery secured the 14yrs title in 1:05.50.

The penultimate race of the day, the Open 100m Butterfly, saw Wexford’s Daniel Jordan win the 12yrs gold in 1:10.38. Seb Dunne (Dolphin) claimed the 13yrs title in 1:06.34, and Egan Hearty (Sliabh Beagh) took 14yrs gold in 1:03.97.

The day concluded with the Girls 200m Individual Medley. Quinn Allen (Aer Lingus) took the 12yrs gold in 2:39.90. There was a tie for gold in the 13yrs as Bangor’s Olivia Falls and Limerick’s Meadhbh Ní Riain shared the national title with 2:25.29. While d Rebecca Lavery (2:27.37) rounded out the session, winning gold in the 14yrs event.

Full Results:

Open 200m Freestyle Relay (12yrs)

1. Trojan: 2:08.04
2. Wexford: 2:08.77
3. Drogheda: 2:08.96

Girls 200m Freestyle Relay (12yrs)

1. Aer Lingus: 2:06.11
2. Bangor: 2:07.33
3. Templeogue: 2:09.98

Open 400m Freestyle Relay (13-14yrs)

1. Portadown: 4:01.10
2. Bangor: 4:08.77
3. Dolphin: 4:09.46

Girls 400m Freestyle Relay (13-14yrs)

1. Trojan: 4:08.04
2. Bangor: 4:12.78
3. Ards: 4:18.55

Girls 800m Freestyle (13yrs)

1. Chloe Stewart (Bangor): 9:50.68
2. Jessica Neary (Longford): 10:06.64
3. Juliet Cotter (Trojan): 10:18.99

Girls 800m Freestyle (14yrs)

1. Ella Kanis-Dickson (Portadown): 9:51.49
2. Niamh Church (Limerick): 9:56.83
3. Hannah Hussey (Galway): 9:59.89

Open 200m Backstroke (12yrs)

1. Alvar Joakit (Wexford): 2:35.30
2. Daniel Jordan (Wexford): 2:26.59
3. Ronan Cranney (Leander): 2:39.99

Open 200m Backstroke (13yrs)

1. Eoghan McQuillan (Lisburn): 2:26.01
2. Finn Byrne (Kingdom): 2:29.00
3. Szymon Kowalski (Drogheda): 2:31.41

Open 200m Backstroke (14yrs)

1. Lev Lobanets (Dolphin): 2:17.19
2. Anton Nieuwoudt (Limerick): 2:21.04
3. Owen Fitzpatrick (Sliabh Beagh): 2:23.57

Girls 50m Freestyle (12yrs)

1. Rhona Raleigh (West Cork Orcas): 29.89
2. Rinah Ho (NAC): 30.21
3. Alexis Cheng (Aer Lingus): 30.49

Girls 50m Freestyle (13yrs)

1. Chloe Stewart (Bangor): 28.57
2. Jessica Sweeney (Drogheda): 28.75
3. Jessica Neary (Longford): 28.77

Girls 50m Freestyle (14yrs)

1. Freya Moore (Ards): 28.24
2. Lucy Mowlds (Trojan): 28.26
3. Rebecca Lavery (Bangor): 28.43

Open 50m Freestyle (12yrs)

1. Victor Virlan (Drogheda): 28.70
2. Cillian Turner (Streamline): 29.02
3. Raffi Getty (Coleraine): 29.48

Open 50m Freestyle (13yrs)

1. Luka Griffin (Cookstown): 26.50
2. Haochen Hi (Tallaght): 27.14
3. Callum Brown (Portadown): 27.76

Open 50m Freestyle (14yrs)

1. Lev Lobanets (Dolphin): 26.22
2. Dara Hynes (Portadown): 26.77
3. Marco Frasarin (Glenalbyn): 26.78

Girls 100m Butterfly (12yrs)

1. Philippa Costello (Dolphin): 1:11.66
2. Quinn Allen (Aer Lingus): 1:14.00
3. Alexis Cheng (Aer Lingus): 1:15.41

Girls 100m Butterfly (13yrs)

1. Olivia Falls (Bangor): 1:06.30
2. Lean Pinschmidt (Glenalbyn): 1:09.08
3. Amy Casagrande (Coolmine): 1:09.68

Girls 100m Butterfly (14yrs)

1. Rebecca Lavery (Bangor): 1:05.50
2. Ciara Olney (Limerick): 1:07.49
3. Freya Moore (Ards): 1:08.20

Open 100m Butterfly (12yrs)

1. Daniel Jordan (Wexford): 1:10.38
2. Eamonn Li (Tallaght): 1:11.37
3. Luciano Mendoza Rodriguez (Glenalbyn): 1:11.84

Open 100m Butterfly (13yrs)

1. Seb Dunne (Dolphin): 1:06.34
2. Bradley Walker (Portadown): 1:06.44
3. Dylan Lyons (Alsaa): 1:07.38

Open 100m Butterfly (14yrs)

1. Egan Hearty (Sliabh Beagh): 1:03.97
2. Ryan Morgan (Coolmine): 1:04.76
3. Logan Wiggins (Bangor): 1:04.97

Girls 200m IM (12yrs)

1. Quinn Allen (Aer Lingus): 2:39.90
2. Rinah Ho (NAC): 2:40.12
3. Tara Finnegan (Curragh): 2:42.11 

Girls 200m IM (13yrs)

1. Olivia Falls (Bangor)/Meadhbh Ní Riain (Limerick): 2:35.29
2. Jessica Sweeney (Drogheda): 2:37.40

Girls 200m IM (14yrs)

1. Rebecca Lavery (Bangor): 2:27.37
2. Eva Butler (Trojan): 2:32.09
3. Ella Kanis-Dickson (Portadown): 2:32.64

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