Swim Ireland has released its roster for the upcoming major international swimming meets on the agenda for this summer.
The organization has identified LEN European Championships and the Commonwealth Games as its foci for 2022. As such, just two swimmers have been named to the World Championships roster in the form of sprinter Calum Bain and distance ace Daniel Wiffen.
20-year-old Wiffen currently ranks 14th in the world in the 800m freestyle (7:50.74) and 15th in the 1500m freestyle (15:02.78), having established both marks as new Irish national records at the Stockholm Open in April of this year.
Highlighting the European Championships roster are Shane Ryan, Ellen Walshe and Mona McSharry, all of whom swam or still swim in the NCAA college system.
Ryan was a student-athlete at Penn State who went on to represent Ireland after a stint on the American squad, while Walshe and McSharry compete for the University of Tennessee.
Liam Custer is another significant name on the Euros roster, with the Stanford commit owning dual citizenship with Ireland and the United States. With that status, Custer was able to claim a National Age Record for the United States in the 1650y freestyle in 2020 (14:37.86).
At 2019’s World Championships, Ireland sent 10 swimmers, who collectively came away with zero hardware. The highest finish there in Gwangju, South Korea came in the form of Darrah Greene placing 10th in the men’s 50m breaststroke.
At the last edition of the European Championships and Commonwealth Games, Ireland also missed out on medals.
National Performance Director Jon Rudd said of this year’s squads, “After a very successful Olympics and World short course Championships in 2021, it is time for our athletes to see how they can move our sport on yet again for Ireland and with so many events on the calendar this summer, we believe that we have struck an excellent balance across all of that which was available to us.
“The senior team for Rome is strong and we can look forward to something similarly exciting when the Northern Ireland team is announced for Birmingham.
“Our Juniors also have everything to look forward to and nothing to lose and we are confident that they will fare well in Romania against the best youngsters in Europe.
“It’s also very pleasing to see us back in international Open Water territory and we will use these selections to help us assess where our talent lies on the continental stage. We wish all of our athletes and their coaches the very best in their preparations over the weeks to come.”
Swimming – 2022 LEN European Championships (50m), Rome, Italy | ||
Name | Home Programme | Home Programme Coach |
Victoria Catterson | National Centre (Ulster), Ireland | Kevin Anderson |
Eoin Corby | National Centre (Limerick), Ireland | John Szaranek |
Niamh Coyne | National Centre (Dublin), Ireland | Steven Beckerleg |
Liam Custer | Sarasota Sharks SC, USA | Brent Arckey |
Conor Ferguson | National Centre (Ulster), Ireland | Kevin Anderson |
Darragh Greene | National Centre (Dublin), Ireland | Steven Beckerleg |
Danielle Hill | Larne SC, Ireland | Peter Hill |
Grace Hodgins | Trojan SC, Ireland | Jonathan Preston |
Brendan Hyland | Nunawading SC, Australia | Jol Finck |
Molly Mayne | Hamilton Aquatics SC, UAE | Ash Morris |
Max McCusker | Arizona State University, USA | Herbie Behm |
Finn McGeever | National Centre (Limerick), Ireland | John Szaranek |
Jack McMillan | University of Stirling, Scotland | Steven Tigg |
Mona McSharry | University of Tennessee, USA | Matt Kredich |
Robert Powell | National Centre (Dublin), Ireland | Steven Beckerleg |
Shane Ryan | National Centre (Dublin), Ireland | Steven Beckerleg |
Jordan Sloan | National Centre (Ulster), Ireland | Kevin Anderson |
Ellen Walshe | University of Tennessee, USA | Matt Kredich |
Swimming – 2022 FINA World Championships (50m), Budapest, Hungary | ||
Name | Home Programme | Home Programme Coach |
Calum Bain | University of Stirling, Scotland | Bradley Hay |
Daniel Wiffen | Loughborough University, England | Andi Manley |
Swimming – 2022 LEN European Junior Championships, Otopeni, Romania | ||
Name | Home Programme | Home Programme Coach |
Evan Bailey | New Ross SC, Ireland | Fran Ronan |
Liam Custer | Sarasota Sharks SC, USA | Brent Arckey |
Grace Davison | Ards SC, Ireland | Curtis Coulter |
Grace Hodgins | Trojan SC, Ireland | Jonathan Preston |
Thomas Leggett | Larne SC, Ireland | Peter Hill |
Molly Mayne | Hamilton Aquatics SC, UAE | Ash Morris |
Ellie McCartney | National Centre (Ulster), Ireland | Kevin Anderson |
Open Water Swimming – 2022 LEN European Junior Open Water Championship, Setubal, Portugal | ||
Name | Home Programme | Home Programme Coach |
Hazel Bentley | Asgard SC & Wicklow SC, Ireland | John Kealy |
Sean Donnellan | Glenalbyn SC, Ireland | Nickey Burke |
Open Water Swimming – 2022 LEN Open Water Cup | ||
Name | Home Programme | Home Programme Coach |
Hazel Bentley | Asgard SC & Wicklow SC, Ireland | John Kealy |
How Robert Powell constantly managed to get selected for things without any qualifications is beyond me. Same as how he evaded his ban over a miracle cream appearing in his bag. Either he has a very lucky streak or Johnny’s using some dodgy connections in Swim Ireland. Where’s Paddy Johnson?
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When did Jack McMillan move to Stirling?
No Paddy Johnston?