1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (886+ words) For five months after winning an Olympic bronze medal in Paris, Mona McSharry didn't dip her toe into a swimming pool. Such was her love-hate relationship with swimming over the previous four years she wasn't sure if she'd ever get…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (787+ words) Sports open doors. Some are obvious, others obscure, but when John Szaranek brought his sons to training at their local pool, years on from representing Scotland in his youth, little did he know that a door unlocking that would lead…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1002+ words) They were still completing the medal ceremonies inside the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena in Torun long after most of the crowds had dispersed, and by then Kate O'Connor appeared to be relishing in her moment as much as anyone. Only the second…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (681+ words) A man "died a hero" after rushing to help save six people who were struggling in a sudden rip current at Inch Beach in Co Cork, Cork County Coroner's Court has heard. A verdict of accidental death was recorded on…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (902+ words) Two competitors drowned in an Ironman triathlon swim event which the organisers deemed was safe to proceed, an inquest has heard. Ivan Chittenden (64), from Canterbury, Toronto, Canada, and Brendan Wall (43) from Cardrath, Co Meath, both drowned while competing in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (535+ words) Over 300,000 adults swim in pools in Ireland every week. Incredible. We need more pools and better pools, yes. While we're at it, we need every person in this country who dips their toe in shared chlorinated water to get a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (389+ words) Rhasidat Adeleke has enjoyed a welcome return to the track for the first time in seven months, breaking her own Irish indoor record over 300 metres at the Tyson Invitational meeting in Arkansas on Saturday night. Adeleke clocked 36.30 seconds when finishing…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (464+ words) The owner of the Clontarf Baths in Dublin has described flood damage caused to the popular amenity as "soul-destroying, saying "nothing has survived. Bobby Nolan, owner of the outdoor pool in Clontarf, anticipates overall damage costs of "50,000 "at a minimum,…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (509+ words) A boy aged just 13 has been credited with saving the lives of his Irish mother and two younger siblings after the family was swept out to sea off Western Australia's coast. Austin Appelbee swam for four hours, covering 4km to shore,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (779+ words) Rowing Ireland has said it is not acceptable that some of its elite athletes had negative experiences while participating in its high-performance programme. Responding to a number of athletes who have made claims about a "toxic" atmosphere within the programme,…...