Ellen Walshe strikes gold as Mona McSharry completes remarkable nine-medal World Cup Series haul
Walsh won the 200m butterfly final in Astana while McSharry makes the podium yet again with bronze in the 50m breaststroke
Ellen Walshe
Irish swimmer Ellen Walshe
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Mona McSharry wins World Cup gold at 100m breaststroke in Baku
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Ireland team reach relay final on last night in Paris; McSharry, Walshe and Fannon out for individual honours
Irish women’s team qualified for the final of the 4x100m medley relay, while the men’s quartet missed out
European Championships: O’Connor wins heptathlon gold, bronze for Coscoran; Walshe earns second IM gold
Three fresh medals for Ireland in Paris and Birmingham
Ellen Walshe claims second glittering gold in Paris with 200m IM victory
Templeogue swimmer storms final 50m to win second European title this week
Mona McSharry produces brilliant finish to win bronze in 200m breaststroke
Ellen Walshe keeps alive prospect of second gold at European swimming championships
Ellen Walshe claims European gold medal with stunning 400IM swim in Paris
Mona McSharry takes silver in the 100m breaststroke but Daniel Wiffen has to settle for fourth in the 800m freestyle
Jack Kelly misses out on medal but targets European success in favoured 200m breaststroke on Wednesday
Mona McSharry, John Shortt and Daniel Wiffen all qualify for finals on Wednesday evening
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Ellen Walshe claims fifth national title to close out Irish Open Championships
Daniel Wiffen wins 800m freestyle for third title of the week in Bangor
Daniel Wiffen wins 400m title at Irish Open in Bangor
John Shortt sets Irish record in 200m backstroke
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Ellen Walshe wins 200m butterfly gold at the European championships
Seven medals for Ireland in unprecedented week of success for Irish swimming
Ellen Walshe wins silver and Daniel Wiffen wins bronze at European championships
Olympic champion Wiffen had chance to win 800m freestyle, but had to settle for third
Daniel Wiffen wins gold medal in 1,500m freestyle at European Championships
Evan Bailey produces the best swim of his career to win a tied bronze in the 200m freestyle final
Irish teenager John Shortt wins European 200m backstroke gold medal in stunning fashion
Ellen Walshe also produced an excellent swim on Wednesday morning, breaking her own 100m individual medley record
Daniel Wiffen wins bronze in 400m free at European Short-Course Championships
Belfast’s Jack McMillan takes gold for Britain; John Shortt breaks Irish 200m backstroke record twice in eight hours to reach final
Daniel Wiffen out to restate his claim at European Short-Course Championships after illness
Olympic gold medallist suffered appendicitis before the World Championships in July
Ellen Walshe and Mona McSharry claim silver as they end World Cup series in Toronto
Irish pair claim silver medals in last outing of three-meet World Cup series
Medals and national records for Ellen Walshe and Mona McSharry at Swimming World Cup
Toronto hosts last stop of World Aquatics World Cup series
Ellen Walshe adds to World Cup medal haul with silver in 400m IM
Mona McSharry fourth in 100m breaststroke in Indiana
Ellen Walshe breaks oldest national short-course record with World Cup bronze in 200m fly
Templeogue swimmer bests record held by Michelle Smith since 1997
Katie Taylor named Sportswoman of the Month for July
History-maker concludes epic trilogy with resounding win
Ellen Walshe misses out of 400m IM final on last day of World Championships in Singapore
Ireland finish 21st in men’s 4x100m medley relay
Daniel Wiffen narrowly qualifies for 800m freestyle final at World Championships
The Olympic and World champion in the event was the slowest qualifier from Tuesday’s heats
Ellen Walshe eighth in 200m IM final at World Championships, Mona McSharry misses out on 100m breaststroke final
Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen out to defend 800m freestyle gold on Tuesday
Ellie McCartney and Ellen Walshe star at Irish Open Swimming Championships
McCartney posts consideration time for World Aquatics Championships while Walshe sets new Irish mark in 200 free
Ellen Walshe named Sportswoman of the Month for December
Olympic finalist broke eight Irish records across four events at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest
Ellen Walshe finishes fifth and sixth in Saturday finals at World Championships
Walsh leaves Budapest having set eight new Irish short-course records over the week
Ellen Walshe continues record-breaking form but misses out on World Short Course 100m medley final
Shane Ryan qualifies for 50m backstroke final
Walshe, Ryan and Hill advance to world semi-finals in Budapest
Ellen Walsh broke her Irish record in the 100m individual medley
Ellen Walshe lowers her Irish record to finish fifth in 200m IM at World Short Course Swimming Championships
Templeogue swimmer also bested her national record in the 50m butterfly semi-final in Budapest
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