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A strong Irish team of twelve swimmers and four coaches represented Ireland this year at the European Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships hosted in Vilnius, Lithuania. Across the six-day meet, six Ulster-representing athletes took to the Lazdynai Swimming Pool to compete and race against some of Europe’s fastest Junior swimmers. Our six athletes included Reuben Alty […]

Team Ireland Announcement Yesterday, the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) named the fourteen athletes – twelve swimmers and two divers – who will be representing Team Ireland at this year’s 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. From this team, which is the largest in Ireland’s aquatic history, six of the twelve swimmers are from a

12 Nov 2023 Friday 7th June 2024 saw the annual Forest Feast AquaSprint Finals taking place in 7 venues throughout Ulster Division 1 A Final – Lagan Valley Leisureplex Lisburn – Bangor, Banbridge, Ards Division 1 B Final – Blair Mayne LC Ards – Lisburn, Ballymena Division 2 A Final – Lisnasharragh LC Belfast –

Danielle Hill became the first Irish swimmer to win a long course European Championships Gold medal in 27 years winning the 50m backstroke in Belgrade in a time of 27.73 seconds. Danielle finished ahead of Theodora Drakou of Greece to the gold medal by just 0.14 seconds while Poland’s Adela Piskorska was third. This win

As the calendar edges deeper into Northern Irish winter, we would expect the chilly embrace of snowflakes or at least the gentle patter of raindrops. Yet, this Sunday was an exception.  With temperatures barely nudging over 6 degrees Celsius, the water was a brisk reminder that winter was indeed upon us. In this unique setting,

Daniel Wiffen has won his second World Title of the week in the 1500m Freestyle this evening and has been named Male Swimmer of the Meet by World Aquatics on the final day of racing at the World Championships in Doha. Wiffen demolished the 1500m Freestyle field, claiming the gold medal by over ten seconds

Swim Ulster is overjoyed to announce that Daniel Wiffen, hailing from Magheralin, County Armagh, has triumphantly secured the first-ever gold medal for Ireland at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. In an exhilarating 800m freestyle final, Wiffen clinched victory in a remarkable time of seven minutes 40.94 seconds, marking a monumental moment in Ulster &

08 Dec 2023 In an unprecedented show of strength and skill, Ulster athletes have made a splash at the European Short Course Championships, delivering Ireland’s most successful international performance to date. Daniel Wiffen’s Record-Breaking Triumph The standout performance came from Daniel Wiffen, who not only shattered a world record but also collected multiple medals. His

08 Dec 2023 Otopeni, Romania – In a landmark achievement for Irish swimming, Daniel Wiffen has clinched Ireland’s first-ever European Short Course Gold Medal in the 400m Freestyle event at the European Aquatics Championships (25m) held in the Olympic Complex Otopeni. This victory not only places Wiffen at the pinnacle of European swimming but also