Day 4 Report – Youth and Senior Championships

The penultimate day of the 2025 Irish National Youth and Senior Championships took place today in the National Aquatic Centre with twenty-five national titles awarded throughout the day.

 

Baltazar Allende opened the penultimate evening of racing in superb fashion, clocking 2:10.02 to win the 15yrs Open 200m IM national title. The 16 yrs category saw Phelim Hanley claim another national medal, as the Blackrock swimmer clocked 2:08.59 to win gold.. In the 17 yrs event, Cody Lau representing Ballymena stopped the clocke first, touching in 2:12.38. Alexander Newman of Bangor claimed top spot on the podium in the 18 yrs race with a time of 2:11.91. In the 19 yrs & Over category, Jacob Armon from Banbridge led the field, finishing first in 2:12.42.

 

Next on the schedule was the Female 200m Backstroke, Sylvie Marley (Templeogue) claimed victory in the 15yrs with a time of 2:30.34. Her Templeogue teammate Chloe Dawnay was first home in the 16 yrs race in 2:26.98. In the 17 yrs category, Ashling McCarthy representing Trojan took the win with a time of 2:20.93. There was a stacked field in the 18yrs and over race, featuring Paris Olympians Grace Davison (Ards) and Victoria Catterson (National Centre Dublin), along with international swimmer Maria Godden (National Centre Limerick). It was Davison who came out on top finishing first in 2:13.86.

 

In the 15 yrs Open 400m Freestyle event, Helge Ho of Aer Lingus secured the national title with a time of 4:15.09. The 16 yrs event was taken by Tadgh O’Brien from Dolphin, who continued to impress, finishing in a time of 4:08.63. In the 17 yrs category, Paddy Cuddihy of Kilkenny emerged victorious with a time of 4:09.16. Denis O’Brien from National Centre Limerick dominated the 18 yrs race, ripping through the water to stop the clock in at 3:56.99, a consideration time for December’s European Aquatics Championships (25m). In the 19 yrs & Over category, Sean Bugler of Sundays Well claimed top spot on the podium to bring the national gold to Cork with a time of 4:08.63.

 

The 15 yrs took to the blocks next for the Female 400m Freestyle event, as Yifei Li of Laois Marlins took first place with a time of 4:41.05. The 16 yrs race was won by recnet European Junior representative Lucy O’Brien (National Centre Limerick), finishing in 4:33.74. In the 17 yrs category, Holly McInerney of Templeogue claimed victory with a time of 4:34.67. While Rebekah Friel of Dundalk topped the 18 yrs & Over field, touching in at 4:23.26.

 

In the 15 yrs Open 200m Butterfly, Lucas Nian of Tallaght claimed victory with a time of 2:14.23. The 16 yrs event was won by Phelim Hanley from Blackrock, who finished in 2:05.95. In the 17 yrs category, Levi Clarke of Glenalbyn took first place in 2:18.55. Alex Barrett of Sundays Well secured the win in the 18 yrs race with a time of 2:07.86. In the 19 yrs & Over category, Liam Óg Mathers from Banbridge finished first in 2:13.34.

 

Earlier in the day, Templeogue brought the Female 15yrs and over 800m Freestyle Relay back across Dublin with a time of 8:55.61.

 

Racing continues tomorrow for the final day of the meet.

 

Full Results:

 

Female 15yrs and over 800m Freestyle Relay

 

1. Templeogue: 8:55.61
2. Dolphin: 9:11.98
3. Leander: 9:22.44

 

Open 15 yrs 200m IM

 

1. Baltazar Allende (Templeogue): 2:10.02
2. Helge Ho (Aer Lingus): 2:15.24
3. Cian Doyle (Lurgan): 2:19.03

 

Open 16 yrs 200m IM

 

1. Phelim Hanley (Blackrock): 2:08.59
2. Scott Duda (Longford): 2:11.53
3. Thomas Bugler (Sundays Well): 2:12.90

 

Open 17 yrs 200m IM

 

1. Cody Lau (Ballymena): 2:12.38
2. Ian Middleton (Glenalbyn): 2:14.20
3. Mathias Pickett (Ards): 2:16.01

 

Open 18 yrs 200m IM

 

1. Alexander Newman (Bangor): 2:11.91
2. Ricky Fane (Dolphin): 2:14.10
3. Artem Chobot (Titans): 2:09.46

 

Open 19 yrs & Over 200m IM

 

1. Jacob Armon (Banbridge): 2:12.42
2. Adam Colgan (National Centre Ulster): 2:08.05
3. Lachey Reed (National Centre Ulster): 2:08.51

 

Female 15 yrs 200m Backstroke

 

1. Sylvie Marley (Templeogue): 2:30.34
2. Eavan Ramsay (Trojan): 2:31.61
3. Noor Lievens (Glenalbyn): 2:31.93

 

Female 16yrs 200m Backstroke

 

1. Chloe Dawnay (Templeogue): 2:26.98
2. Caoilinn O’Connor (Sundays Well): 2:27.69
3. Muireann Carey (Galway): 2:29.08

 

Female 17 yrs 200m Backstroke

 

1. Ashling McCarthy (Trojan): 2:20.93
2. Ava Rock (Templeogue): 2:27.93
3. Holly McInerney (Templeogue): 2:24.44

 

Female 18 yrs & Over 200m Backstroke

 

1. Grace Davison (Ards): 2:13.86
2. Victoria Catterson (National Centre Dublin): 2:15.19
3. Maria Godden (National Centre Limerick): 2:17.40

 

Open 15 yrs 400m Freestyle

 

1. Helge Ho (Aer Lingus): 4:15.09
2. Dylan McGrath (Limerick): 4:19.82
3. Ross Gray (Lisburn): 4:34.13

 

Open 16 yrs 400m Freestyle

 

1. Tadgh O’Brien (Dolphin): 4:08.63
2. Dylan Brady (4:09.99)
3. James McIllroy (Dolphin): 4:14.18

 

Open 17yrs 400m Freestyle

 

1. Paddy Cuddihy (Kilkenny): 4:09.16
2. Daniel Rohan (Kilkenny): 4:14.12
3. Ashley Weafer (Longford): 4:14.01

 

Open 18yrs 400m Freestyle

 

1. Denis O’Brien (National Centre Limerick): 3:56.99
2. Daragh Horgan (National Centre Limerick): 4:07.48
3. Luca Power (New Ross): 4:09.55

 

Open 19 yrs & Over 400m Freestyle

 

1. Sean Bugler (Sundays Well): 4:08.63
2. Christopher Mason (Lisburn): 4:14.61
3. Ben David (UCD): 4:18.44

 

Female 15 yrs 400m Freestyle

 

1. Yifei Li (Laois Marlins): 4:41.05
2. Lucie O’Keeffe (Aer Lingus): 4:44.40
3. Nicole McInerney (Celtic Waves): 4:45.83

 

Female 16 yrs 400m Freestyle

 

1. Lucy O’Brien (National Centre Limerick): 4:33.74
2. Lexi Dunne (Dolphin): 4:34.90
3. Hannah Coady (St. Fiacc’s): 4:34.90

 

Female 17 yrs 400m Freestyle

 

1. Holly McInerney (Templeogue): 4:34.67
2. Ava Rock (Templeogue): 4:36.23
3. Eva Hand (Bangor): 4:33.05

 

Female 18 yrs & Over 400m Freestyle

 

1. Rebekah Friel (Dundalk): 4:23.26
2. Ella Carroll (National Centre Dublin)/ Hannah O’Connor (National Centre Limerick: 4:30.35

 

Open 15 yrs 200m Butterfly

 

1. Lucas Nian (Tallaght): 2:14.23
2. Baltazar Allende (Templeogue): 2:11.84
3. Radu Pamfil (Tallaght): 2:17.82

 

Open 16 yrs 200m 100m Butterfly

 

1. Phelim Hanley (Blackrock): 2:05.95
2. Jason Siyuan Jia (Tallaght): 2:11.62
3. Aodhan Barry (Banbridge): 2:12.54

 

Open 17yrs 200m Butterfly

 

1. Levi Clarke (Glenalbyn): 2:18.55
2. Reuben Agbaje (Bangor): 2:16.95
3. Tomas Burke (Claremorris): 2:17.45

 

Open 18 yrs 200m Butterfly

 

1. Alex Barrett (Sundays Well): 2:07.86
2. Daire O’Neill (NAC): 2:13.23
3. Jack O’Connor (Limerick): 2:15.35

 

Open 19 yrs & Over 200m Butterfly

 

1. Liam og Mathers (Banbridge): 2:13.34
2. Ewan Fane (Dolphin): 2:21.38
3. Vincent Leahy (Dolphin): 2:26.69

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