The Irish team that will compete at the World Para Swimming European Open Championships was announced today. The five-person team will compete from 16-22 May at the Penteada Olympic Pool Complex in Funchal, Madeira. This event will serve as a key opportunity for some athletes to hit Minimum Qualification Standard times (MQS) for Tokyo 2020, while others, who have already achieved this, will use it as an opportunity for some much-needed competitive swimming prior to the Paralympic Games.
Róisín Ní Ríain will make her debut
appearance in a major competition for Team Ireland. The 16-year-old Limerick
swimmer impressed a fortnight ago at the Irish National Team Trials in
Abbotstown, reaching the MQS time for the Paralympic Games in several
disciplines. Roisin will be joined by World Championship Bronze and European
silver medallist, Nicole Turner along with Patrick Flanagan, who will have his
sights set on medalling and hitting the MQS time for Tokyo. The five-person
team will also include Jonathan McGrath and Sean O’Riordan, both of whom put in
a number of impressive performances at the recent Irish National Team Trials
and will look to hit MQS times in their events.
The World Para Swimming European Open
Championships will serve as one of the last opportunities for Tokyo 2020
hopefuls to compete at a major competition before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic
Games. It will also be the first major competition for some since the London
2019 World Para Swimming Championships. Importantly, it will be another
opportunity for athletes to adapt to the necessary Covid-19 countermeasures
that will be implemented throughout the event and at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic
Games.
Speaking on the announcement of the
Irish Para Swimming Team, Paralympics Ireland President, John Fulham said: “We
are pleased to name a strong team to compete in Madeira next week, the event
will serve as another great opportunity for athletes to get some much-needed
competitive racing under their belt.”
He added: “As the to the Paralympic
Games draws closer, it is brilliant to see our swimmers return to the pool at a
major competition, particularly the World Para Swimming Europeans, which was
last held on our shores in 2018 at the National Aquatic Centre.”
See attached for names of athletes
and schedule of events.
More details and live streaming of
the event can be found HERE. https://www.paralympic.org/madeira-2020
Day to day coverage, including
athlete interviews will be posted daily on the official Paralympics Ireland
channels.
If using any quotes or excepts from
the interview please credit Paralympics Ireland.
Colin Armstrong Communications &
Marketing Executive Paralympics Ireland
World Para Swimming European Open
Championship (Madeira, May 16-22)
Paralympics Ireland Para Swim Team
Name Swimming Club Event Date
Nicole Turner NAC Dublin
SM6 200 Individual Medley 18 th May
S6 50 FC 20 th May
SB6 100 BS 21 st May
S6 100 BS 22 nd May
Patrick Flanagan NAC Dublin
S6 100 BC 16 th May
S6 100 FC 17 th May
S6 400 FC 19 th May
Jonathan McGrath National Centre
Limerick
S8 400 FC 16 th May
S8 100 BC 17 th May
Sean O’Riordan Sundays Well Swim Club
SB13 100 BS 17 th May
S13 100 FC 18 th May
S13 50 FC 20 th May
S13 400 FC 21 st May
Róisín Ní Ríain National Centre
Limerick
S13 100 Fly 16 th May
SB13 100 BS 17 th May
S13 100 FC 18 th May
S13 100 BC 19 th May
S6 400 FC 20 th May
S13 400 FC 21 st May
SM13 200 IM 22 nd May
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