ON Sunday afternoon, Ellie McCartney won gold in the women’s 200m breaststroke at the Scottish National & Open Short Course Swimming Championships in Edinburgh. The Enniskillen star, pictured right, recorded the second fastest time ever by an Irish female swimmer, with Irish Olympic bronze medallist Mona McSharry holding the record, touching the wall in a […]
Lannon brothers excel at Connacht Championships
The Lannon brothers, Luke (14) and Jamie (16), competed in the Senior Connacht Regional Championship over two days in the beautiful Lough Lannagh, Castlebar, Co. Mayo at the weekend. Luke, one of the youngest competitors to race at this meet, put in fantastic swimming in the 50m and 100m backcrawl and the 400m, 800m and […]
McCartney makes Ireland team for World Championships
Enniskillen swimmer Ellie McCartnery has been included in a 13-strong Ireland swimming team that will take part in next month’s World Aquatics Championships (25m) in Budapest, Hungary. The Championships run from 10-15 December and McCartney, who made it to three finals at the European Championships in Belgrade in June, will draw on that experience. “I […]
McCartney in Ireland team for European Championships
Enniskillen swimming sensation Ellie McCartney has been selected to represent Ireland at the European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, from June 17-23. The selection comes hot on the heels of her outstanding performance at the Irish Open Swimming Championships in Dublin last month, where she clinched gold in both the 200m Individual Medley and the […]
National double gold for McCartney
The 2016 Swim Ireland Irish Minor Schools Championship took place on Sunday at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin.