Swimming
# swimming - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Column: You can get a tan from a bottle, so save your skin
People in Ireland seem to be obsessed with getting a tan – but this country has one of the highest skin cancer rates in the entire world. It’s time to wake up to the real danger sun of exposure, says Pauline Power, who was diagnosed with a melanoma at 29.
# swimming - Thursday 25 April, 2013
One of the world’s top swimmers is competing in Ireland this weekend
The Irish Long Course Swimming Championships kick off in the National Aquatic Centre today.
# swimming - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Lance Armstrong forced to pull out of swimming return
The disgraced cyclist planned to take part in a regional swimming event.
# swimming - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Lance Armstrong set to make sporting return
However, the disgraced athlete will compete in swimming rather than cycling.
# swimming - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Ryan Lochte’s ‘What Would Ryan Do?’ is going to be the most brotastic show on telly
‘When you think of America, you think of hot-dogs’.
# swimming - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Swim Ireland appoint new Limerick high performance boss
New Zealand’s Lars Humer has been appointed as head of the high performance training base in the University of Limerick.
# swimming - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
VIDEO: How to fail spectacularly at swimming lessons
This kid will show you how.
# swimming - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Wave goodbye: Melanie Nocher retires from international swimming
The two-time Olympian for Team Ireland is looking forward to ‘new challenges’ after taking the decision to step away from elite-level competitions.
# swimming - Monday 17 December, 2012
Great Lochte giveaway sparked by childhood snub
American swimmer reveals why he always gives his medals away.
# swimming - Sunday 16 December, 2012
Lochte wins sixth world title in week
Gold medal win comes just minutes after picking up a silver in the 200m backstroke.
# swimming - Saturday 15 December, 2012
Murphy eases through breaststroke heat
The Dubliner is having a good week at the world short-course championship.
# swimming - Friday 14 December, 2012
Murphy survives le Clos encounter
Barry Murphy set a new national record to qualify for the 50m fly semi-finals at the World Short Course Championships in Istanbul.
# swimming - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
Murphy wins heat but fails to qualify overall
The Irish swimmer produced a commendable performance despite failing to break into the top 16 fastest times.
Swimming: Murphy to take on the world alone
Dublin’s Barry Murphy goes in the first of his four events at the World Short Course Swimming Championships this morning.
# swimming - Monday 3 December, 2012
Super 8: Sycerika McMahon dominates national champs — again
Seventeen-year-old Sycerika McMahon won three more national titles on the final day of the Irish Short Course Swimming Championships.
# swimming - Saturday 1 December, 2012
National championships: Junior swimmers smash Irish records in Lisburn
They must be sprinkling pixie dust in the water.
# swimming - Friday 30 November, 2012
Talent pool: Sycerika McMahon takes 5 titles at national championships
The Olympian’s gold haul included a new Irish record in the 200 metre medley, but watch out for Antoinette Neamt.
Breakfast of champions: here’s what Ireland’s top male swimmer got stuck into this morning
Barry Murphy is in action at the National Short Course Championships in Lisburn this weekend.
# swimming - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Sycerika McMahon revels in medal success after London let-down
The Belfast swimmer won a bronze medal at the European Short Course Championships at the weekend.
# swimming - Friday 23 November, 2012
More national records as Sycerika aims at European double
Sycerika McMahon has qualified for tomorrow’s 100m IM final at the European Short Course Championships in France.
Don’t touch that dial… here’s the sport on TV this weekend
The Argies are in town, Chelsea v Man City and plenty more besides. Who needs friends?
# swimming - Thursday 22 November, 2012
McMahon wins bronze at European Champs
Sycerika McMahon set three national 50m breaststroke records as the European Short Course Championships got underway in Chartres, France.
# swimming - Friday 16 November, 2012
Yannick Agnel admits that he’s doped up – but it’s cool, he’s only talking about Nutella
On that note, it’s probably time for lunch.
# swimming - Saturday 20 October, 2012
The curious case of the swimming Scottish cows
How long does it take 19 cows to swim 100 metres?
# swimming - Thursday 11 October, 2012
VIDEO: Dog saves other dog pals from canoe
I can be your hero baby…
# swimming - Tuesday 25 September, 2012
Injured Rafa Nadal has not picked up a tennis racket in three months
Bet he hasn’t picked up the phone to a match-challenging Roger Federer either.
# swimming - Monday 17 September, 2012
Jimmy Magee: Michelle Smith should have carried Olympic Torch
The RTÉ sports comentator also says Lance Armstrong was clean during his seven-year reign as Tour de France champion.
# swimming - Saturday 1 September, 2012
McDonald and Scully both qualify for swimming finals in London
The Irish teenagers are both set for the biggest races of their lives this evening.
# swimming - Friday 31 August, 2012
Paralympic gold winner Bethany Firth congratulated by ministers
Team Ireland’s youngest member claims its first medal of the London Paralympic Games.
# swimming - Thursday 30 August, 2012
Balbriggan beach closed after raw sewage overflow
A malfunction at a local pump station due to power failures caused the overflows.
# swimming - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
Tri-Time: Maguire wins Middle Distance National Championships
Bryan Keane took the men’s title at the Jenson Button Trust Triathlon.
Cork beaches remain closed as technical difficulty delays E.coli test results
Water quality concerns sparked seven beach closures in Co Cork last week.
# swimming - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Swimming ban at Cork beaches to remain in place until Thursday
Seven Cork beaches, including three in Youghal, have been affected by the high levels of E.coli found in the water last week.
# swimming - Sunday 19 August, 2012
US woman attempts Cuba to Florida swim without shark cage
Diana Nyad, 62, pushing to become the first person to make the 166km crossing unaided.
# swimming - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
Tri-Time: Crooks and McCormack take the honours in Westmeath
Fine weather and fierce competition provided a fitting backdrop for Sunday’s Caroline Kearney memorial triathlon.
# swimming - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Man in court for spying on Chinese swimmers
Declan Crosbie is accused of peaking at the athletes as they were getting changed.
# swimming - Sunday 12 August, 2012
Natalya Coyle delighted with top 10 finish in Women’s Modern Pentathlon
“Hopefully I made everyone in Ireland proud,” said the Olympian from Meath.
Teenage boy hospitalised after Co Clare swimming accident
The 17-year-old suffered head injuries after diving from the pier in Kilkee.
Most Popular
Most viewed articles in the past 24 hours
Most Commented
Most commented articles in the past 3 days
News in Photos
News in Video
Download our app
Most Popular Today
|
1
|
Irish name fail: No fadas accepted round here |
|
2
|
Calls for inquiry after Irish immigrant centre gets J-1 student sent home |
|
3
|
Police unsure if decapitated British soldier was targeted or not |
|
1
|
Romantic getaways helping over half of Irish hotels increase turnover |
|
2
|
Good news for Dublin: Telecoms company announces 70 new jobs |
|
3
|
Central Bank of Ireland warns about unauthorised investment firm |
Trending Tags
About Us
Corrections
Content copyright © Journal Media Ltd. 2013
Registered in Dublin, registration number: 483623.
Registered office: 3rd floor, Latin Hall, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.
Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.
News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.
Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.
Sites: TheJournal.ie | BusinessETC.ie | TheScore.ie | DailyEdge.ie | Boards.ie | Adverts.ie | Daft.ie
