The Irish Youth & Senior Championships started on Tuesday 23rd July at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. Across the Tuesday (Day 1) and Wednesday (Day 2), we’ve watched our Ulster swimmers perform superbly in the water.
Day 1 Summary
Men 800m Free
16 years – Ben Wilson (Ards) – Gold
Women 200m Butterfly
15 years – Georgina Walker (Banbridge) Gold & Tara Kennedy (Banbridge) Silver
16 years – Emilee Edgar (Lisburn) Gold & Sophie Jess (Bangor) Bronze
17 years – Grace Cochrane (Banbridge) Bronze
18+ years – Alana Burns-Atkin (Banbridge) Gold, Eva Bailey (Ballymena) Silver & Toni Jamison (Lisburn) Bronze
Men 400m IM
15 years – Cody Lau (Ballymena) Silver & Mathias Pickett (Ards) Bronze
16 years – Cormac Farren (Bangor) Bronze
Women 200m Freestyle
16 years – Eva Hand (Bangor) Bronze
18+ years – Lottie Cullen (NCU Swim Belfast) Gold & Mollie McAlorum (NCU Leander) Bronze
Men 200m Freestyle
15 years – John Rada (Banbridge) Bronze
Women 100m Breaststroke
15 years – Ellie Dunlop (Enniskillen) Silver
17 years – Megan Diamond (Ards) Silver
Men 100m Breaststroke
16 years – Alan Karchenko (Banbridge) Gold
17 years – Zach Moyo (Swim Belfast) Silver
19+ years – Lachey Reed (NCU Bangor) Gold
Day 2 Summary
Women 1500m Freestyle
15 years – Hannah Lynch (Enniskillen) Bronze
16 years – Eva Hand (Bangor) Silver
Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Team Relay
Ards – Gold
Swim Belfast – Silver
Men 200m Backstroke
15 years – Leon Biss (Swim Belfast) Silver
16 years – Mathias Pickett (Ards) Silver
19+ years – Brandon Biss (NCU Swim Belfast) Gold
Women 50m Freestyle
17 years – Rosie Whitten (Swim Belfast) Gold, Maeve McClean (City of Derry) Silver & Megan Diamond (Ards) Bronze
Men 50m Freestyle
15 years – Miks O’Flaherty (Breifne) Gold
16 years – Reuben Agbaje (Bangor) Gold
17 years – Daniel Harvey (Ards) Silver
19+ years – Adam Geddis (Banbridge) Silver
Super Final – Cody Dunnion (NCU Ards) Silver & Dylan Registe (Lisburn) Bronze
Women 100m Butterfly
15 years – Nicole Higgins (Dungannon) Bronze
16 years – Eva Hand (Bangor) Bronze
17 years – Rosie Whitten (Swim Belfast) Bronze
18+ years – Alana Burns Atkin (Banbridge) Gold
Men 100m Butterfly
16 years – Ryan Griffin (Cookstown) Gold & Ben Wilson (Ards) Bronze
17 years – Sean Carragher (Banbridge) Bronze
19+ years – Charlie Eatwell (NCU Ards) Silver
Women 200m IM
15 years – Georgina Walker (Banbridge) Bronze
18+ years – Ellie McCartney (NCL Ards) Gold
After a total of 47 medals (15 Gold, 15 Silver, 17 Bronze) won by Ulster swimmers across the first two days, we’re excited to see what the remaining 3 days has to bring!