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Swimmers look to science in attempt to mine gold 

We do indignation well in this country, especially about sport, as demonstrated whenever Irish athletes under-perform at major events.

Age is only a number - 99-year-old swimmer breaks world record at Commonwealth Games trials 

A 99-year-old Australian swimmer has smashed a world record for his age group at this week’s Commonwealth Games trials in Queensland.

Ferguson and McSharry make a big splash as records tumble for Irish 

Conor Ferguson brought Ireland’s European Short Course Championships to a close in Copenhagen last night with a new Irish record in the semi-finals of the 50m backstroke after Mona McSharry set...

Sink or swim 

It starts like this: a 4.0am alarm drags her from her sleep, and no matter how strong the temptation to roll over, Mona McSharry will always concede to its demands.

Golden girl McSharry gunning for more glory 

Sligo’s Mona McSharry aims for more glory in the 200m breaststroke today after claiming gold for Ireland at the 100m event in the World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis on...

Ireland's Mona McSharry makes history as she wins gold at World Junior Swimming Championships 

Ireland's Mona McSharry swam her way into the history books as she claimed gold in the World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis...

WATCH - Ireland's Shane Ryan wins GOLD in the 50m backstroke at the World University Games 

Ireland's 26 year wait for a swimming gold medal at the World University Games is over after Shane Ryan broke the Irish record in Taipei today.

WATCH - Spanish swimmer sacrifices final race to observe his own minute's silence for Barcelona terror victims 

A Spanish swimmer sacrificed his own race in the final Masters World Championship in order to...

British swimmer Adam Peaty breaks 50m breaststroke world record twice in one day 

Adam Peaty shook his head in disbelief after clocking an astonishing second world record in the 50 metres breaststroke at the World...

Forget McGregor v Mayweather - Michael Phelps set to race Great White Shark 

The most decorated Olympian of all time Michael Phelps will race against a great white shark as part of Discovery's Shark Week.

'World's best' to compete here at Para Swimming Championships 

More than 40 countries will send teams to Ireland for the 2018 Para Swimming European Championships.

Mona McSharry brings home a famous gold medal for Ireland 

Irish swimming has enjoyed a golden moment at swimming's European Junior Championships in Israel after Mona McSharry claimed the top spot on the podium in the 50m breaststroke.

Jordan Sloan and Mona McSharry Star at Irish Open 

Jordan Sloan and Mona McSharry highlighted another night of fast swimming as the Irish Open Swimming Championships continued at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin.

Sloan and Hyland Smash Irish Records on opening night of Swimming Championships 

Irish swimmers were in impressive form with a number of records downed on the opening day of the Irish Open Swimming Championships at the...

Swimming great Grant Hackett found 'safe and well' after being reported missing amid concerns for his mental health 

Australian swimming great Grant Hackett has been located safe and well according to Australian...

Obituary: Enzo Maiorca 

Enzo Maiorca who has died aged 85, was the first man to dive 50m (164ft) without breathing apparatus; a feat previously believed to be physiologically impossible.

Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton thanks anonymous fan who noticed cancerous mole on his chest 

Olympic champion Mack Horton has thanked an anonymous spectator who potentially saved his life by noticing an abnormal mole on his chest.

Dingley dives into history to take semi-final spot 

Oliver Dingley, Ireland's first diver in 68 years to compete at an Olympic Games, has qualified for the semi-final of the 3m springboard after a 13th place finish in last night's preliminaries at Rio's...

Brilliant Peaty ready to push the boundaries 

A passionate embrace with your girlfriend outside the Olympic press conference room is one of the more unconventional ways of celebrating a gold medal but that's how Adam Peaty felt in the...

Tearful Irish swimmer Fiona Doyle lashes out at 'cheats' after 'devastating' exit 

Rarely has the emotional gulf between fulfilment and failure been better illustrated than in the contrasting emotions exhibited by the two Irish...

Phelps finally having fun as he seeks to cement his iconic status 

Whether it is the virtuous flush of fatherhood, or the fact that he has only recently come out of rehab for a drinking problem, Michael Phelps is relishing the Rio Olympics.

Fresh doping accusations levelled at Russia... this time in swimming 

Whistleblowers have been urged to come forward to help the fight against doping after fresh allegations of Russian wrongdoing have surfaced, this time in swimming.

If I don't perform in Rio, I'll feel like I've let people down - Doyle 

It seems strange to hear a 24-year-old talk about herself as almost a veteran of her sport but when you have been on the Irish swim team since you were 13, it begins to make a bit more sense.

Crossing the pond and making a splash 

You'd imagine that a blond six foot, six inch American swimmer used to living on a sprawling US college campus of 50,000 students would get bored and stick out like a sore thumb in a small town...

Paralympic swimmer disqualified from European Championships over Olympic rings tattoo 

Paralympic champion Josef Craig has been disqualified from a race at the IPC European Championships in Madeira for failing to cover up...

Ferguson goes again after Olympic near-miss 

Teenager Conor Ferguson came agonisingly close making the FINA Olympic ‘A’ time at the National Aquatic Centre last night when winning the 100m backstroke gold medal at the Irish Open...

Record for Quinn 

Gerry Quinn set a national junior record for the 200m freestyle on the opening night of the Irish Open swimming championships in the National Aquatic Centre.

Former Olympic champion swimmer Grant Hackett apologises after bizarre flight incident 

Three-time Olympic champion Grant Hackett has apologised after allegedly tweaking the nipple of a fellow passenger while on a flight from Adelaide...

Two Chinese swimmers given 'warnings' after failing drug tests 

Chinese swimmers Wang Lizhuo and An Jiabao have been issued with a "warning" by the Chinese Swimming Association after failing drug tests.

Record evening for Ferguson and Hill 

Rising Irish prospects Conor Ferguson and Danielle Hill set new national backstroke records at the Dave McCullagh international long course meet in Bangor, Co Down last night.

Serious medals and serious sacrifices in a long-distance life 

Some time later in her life it might become a consolation for Gráinne Murphy that she actually made it to an Olympics, but it probably isn't much of a comfort right now.

Grainne Murphy retires at age of 22 as illness derails Rio hopes 

Olympic star Grainne Murphy has retired from competitive swimming after fears her recent illness would impact her levels of competitiveness in Rio this summer.

‘I didn't feel I'd be competitive in Rio’ - Olympian Grainne Murphy retires with ‘amazing memories’ 

Olympic swimmer Grainne Murphy has retired from competitive swimming after fears her recent illness would impact her levels of competitiveness in...

Dominant UCD smash record 

UCD dominated the opening night of the Irish short course championships in Lisburn, finishing with five golds and a new national record for the 4x100m medley relay.

Murphy joins Irish elite with euros medal 

Alex Murphy joined a select band of Irish swimmers to win a medal at the European Short Course Championships when he took bronze in Netanya, Israel yesterday.

Diving star Tom Daley: 'I'm trying to find out about my Irish roots' 

HE was one of the faces of the London 2012 Olympics and famously wipes himself down between dives with a Union Jack towel but high dive superstar Tom Daley has revealed that he is...