Swim Ireland’s Irish Open Swimming
Championships ended at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre today with
several swimmers adding to medal hauls. Across the five days, two Irish Senior
and two Irish Junior Records were broken as well as five Championship Records.
Danielle Hill has impressed all week
and closed out the Championships with a sixth title in the 50m Backstroke,
adding to 50m and 200m Backstroke, 50m and 100m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly
titles. Ireland’s fastest ever female swimmer, already selected for the
European Championships and Commonwealth Games this Summer, touched in 28.66
ahead of Swim Belfast’s Lottie Cullen (29.04) and UCD’s Jena Macdougald
(29.74).
The Men’s 50m Freestyle Final saw Max
McCusker take his fourth National Title of the Championships. McCusker had
already won the 50m and 100m Butterfly Finals and the 100m Freestyle Final,
breaking the Irish record in the 50m Butterfly and achieving a consideration
time for the European Championships in the 100m Freestyle. In tonight’s 50m
Freestyle the Dolphin swimmer touched in 22.59, behind Tom Fannon in 22.32, who
received commemorative gold and set a new Championship record. In 7th place,
Larne’s Thomas Leggett was under the consideration time for the European Junior
Championships in 23.46.
Eoin Corby claimed a fourth National
Title in winning the 200m Individual Medley. Corby, who had won gold in all three
breaststroke events, showed his versatility claiming the National Title in
2:03.56 ahead of National Centre Limerick team-mate Cadan McCarthy (2:06.59).
In third place, Evan Bailey, who has swum multiple consideration times for
European Juniors this week, took Bronze in 2:06.72.
National Centre Dublin’s Niamh Coyne
followed in Corby’s footsteps winning the Breaststroke triple. Having won the
50m and 100m titles earlier in the week, Coyne dominated from start to finish
touching in 2:27.40 and earned a second consideration time for the European
Championships in Rome in August.
Victoria Catterson, who had won 100m
Freestyle silver on Wednesday, cruised to gold in the 200m Freestyle Final.
Catterson clocked 2:01.13 ahead of National Centre Limerick’s Maria Godden
(2:05.35) and Banbridge’s Julia Knox (2:06.04).
Sundays Well swimmer Liam Custer
closed the competition by winning the Men’s 1500m Freestyle Final in 15:41.17.
Custer has made a real impression this week with three national titles (800m,
1500m Freestyle, 400m IM), two Irish Junior Records (800m Freestyle, 400m IM)
and several consideration times for the European Junior Championships.
Commenting on the Championships, Swim
Ireland National Performance Director Jon Rudd said, "The five days of
competition here in Dublin have provided us with a great return to the business
end of our sport with some strong and highly promising racing noted in every
session. Following the Olympic Games, we had nine athletes pre-selected to our
National Teams for the summer benchmark meets this season and for many,
training into the summer rather than competing at this time was their preferred
option. Alongside those pre-selected, we have an additional eleven athletes
that have put themselves into a position where they can be nominated for
selection for individual events for one or more of our National Teams in July
and August, alongside a further group of athletes who can be considered for
Irish relays. Congratulations and a huge thanks to all of the coaches and teams
that have prepared their athletes for this event, and we wish you all success
for the summer ahead - whether that be on an Irish National Team or into the
Irish Summer National Championships."
National teams for this summer will
be announced in May.
Day 5 Results
Women 200m Freestyle Final: 1st V
Catterson National Centre Ulster 2:01.13 2nd M Godden National Centre Limerick
2:05.35 3rd J Knox Banbridge 2:06.04
Men 200m IM Finals: 1st E Corby
National Centre Limerick 2:03.56 2nd C McCarthy National Centre Limerick
2:06.59 3rd E Bailey New Ross 2:06.72
Women 200m Breaststroke Final: 1st N
Coyne National Centre Dublin 2:27.40 2nd M Mayne Templeogue 2:29.50 3rd E
McCartney National Centre Ulster 2:31.54
Men 50m Freestyle Final: 1st T Fannon
National Centre Dublin 22.32 (commemorative) 1st M McCusker Dolphin 22.59 2nd C
Bain Cookstown 22.63 3rd D Sutton National Centre Limerick 22.97
Women 50m Backstroke Final: 1st D
Hill Larne 28.66 2nd L Cullen Swim Belfast 29.04 3rd J Macdougald UCD 29.74
Men 1500m Freestyle Final: 1st L
Custer Sundays Well 15:41.17 2nd J Cummings-Candal Ards 16:41.01 3rd R Fahey
Trojan 16:44.15
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