Author name: MarkSwimUlster

Swim Ulster had the pleasure of having three athletes travel to Paris this summer to compete in the Paralympic Games as part of Paralympics Ireland. Barry McClements (National Centre Ulster), Dearbhaile Brady (Limavady Swimming Club), and Deaten Registe (Lisburn Swimming Club) took to the world stage to compete at the La Defense Arena from 29th August […]

Over the past two weeks, it has been great to catch up with our three Ulster medallists from the Paris Olympic Games – Daniel Wiffen, Jack McMillan, and Mona McSharry. Our athletes were welcomed home after an exhilarating Game to homecoming events hosted by their councils or clubs.   Daniel Wiffen, along with four other Olympians,

We are thrilled to announce that Oonagh Garry  has been selected for the newly appointed European Aquatics Technical Water Polo Committee for the period 2024-2028. The committee is tasked with the development and improvement of EU water polo competitions, alongside the promotion of water polo across Europe.  The committee of 17 members from different countries, held

After what was an amazing evening at the La Défense Arena on Tuesday night where Daniel Wiffen became one of Ireland’s newest Olympic champions, he returned to the pool in the final session of the Games. Having won Olympic Gold on Tuesday and etching his name into the history books, he went one step further

As the finals session on Day 4 reached its crescendo, the Team GB relay stood ready to defend their Olympic title in the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay. Lanes 3 and 5 were occupied by the formidable Team USA and the French Team, with Team GB in the centre Lane 4. However, none of this would

Daniel Wiffen, the man from Magheralin, and hailing from Larne SC, has reached the pinnacle of sport: he has won an Olympic Gold Medal. Wiffen competed in the 800m Freestyle final yesterday evening (30th July) where he took to centre lane.  As the world watched on, we seen Daniel stand the test of time to come

Mona McSharry, hailing from Marlins Swimming Club, has won an Olympic Bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. McSharry, who took to the stage on Monday night raced in the 100m Breaststroke final. Within this heavily stacked final were some of the world’s best breastroke names, such as USA’s Lilly King, South Africa’s Tatjana Smith, and

At the final day of racing at the 2024 Irish Youth & Senior Championships, Ulster swimmers continued to impress: Men 4 x 100m MTR Ards Bronze Women 800m Freestyle 15 years – Hannah Lynch (Enniskillen) Bronze 16 years – Eva Hand (Bangor) Bronze 18+ years – Jessika Robson (Lisburn) Bronze Women 100m Backstroke 16 years