Ellen Walshe, Daniel Wiffen & Róisín NíRiain Named Athletes Of The Yr At Swim Eire Awards
Ellen Walshe, Daniel Wiffen and Róisín NíRiain had been named Athletes of the Yr on the 2025 Swim Eire Awards.
Walshe received the Feminine Efficiency Athlete of the Yr Award after a season during which she set 15 Irish data and reached 5 finals on the World Quick Course Championships in Budapest, Hungary in December 2024. The 24-year-old then completed eighth in each the 200 fly and 200IM on the long-course worlds in Singapore.
Regardless of a bout of appendicitis and subsequent surgical procedure, Wiffen received the Male Efficiency Athlete of the Yr Award. Wiffen was Eire’s highest ranked male in Singapore the place he positioned eighth within the 800 free earlier than withdrawing from the 1500 due to the consequences of appendicitis.
NíRiain received the Para Swimmer of the Yr Award for her success on the World Para Swimming Championships in September the place she received three silvers and two bronze medals.
John Shortt received the Male Efficiency Pathway Athlete of the Yr Award after changing into Eire’s first male world junior champion. Shortt secured the 100/200 backstroke double – the latter in a nationwide file of 1:56.19 – whereas additionally leaving Otopeni, Romania, with 50 bronze. That adopted 100 gold and 200 bronze on the European juniors in Slovakia in July.
Grace Davison was named Feminine Efficiency Pathway Athlete of the Yr for swimming after profitable double bronze on the European juniors within the 100 free and 200IM.
Nationwide Centre Limerick Coach John Szaranek – who guides Shortt and Ellie McCartney – and Head Coach of Templeogue Swim Group and information to Walshe, Brian Sweeney.
Swim Eire CEO Sarah Keane – who’ll go away for Cricket Eire in February 2026 – mentioned “We’re delighted to come back collectively, to rejoice the success of our athletes and to honour people who have helped them to get to the place they’re. It was improbable to see so lots of our neighborhood current to rejoice one other superb yr for Irish Aquatics.”
2025 Swim Eire Award Winners
Volunteer of the Yr Award (Munster)
Eamonn Horgan
Volunteer of the Yr Award (Leinster)
Alan Ryan
Volunteer of the Yr Award (Connacht)
Teresa Moran
Volunteer of the Yr Award (Ulster)
Gillian Simpson
Presidents Award
Christine Watterson
Membership Coach of the Yr
Fran Ronan
Masters Swimmer of the Yr
Barry Murphy
Masters Swimmer of the Yr
John Cunningham
Open Water Swimmer of the Yr
Brianna Jackson
Incapacity Swimmer of the Yr Award
Matthew Harwood
Official of the Yr Award
Mary Haughney
Excellent Contribution to Aquatics Award
Declan Harte
Excellent Contribution to Aquatics Award
Fiona Burke
Excellent Contribution to Swimming Award
Gary Stoops
Water Polo Participant of the Yr – Feminine
Laura Casserly
Water Polo Participant of the Yr – Male
Fionn Byrne
Efficiency Pathway Athlete of the Yr – Male
John Shortt
Efficiency Pathway Athlete of the Yr – Feminine
Grace Davison
Efficiency Pathway Athlete of the Yr – Para Swimming
Dearbhaile Brady
Efficiency Pathway Coach of the Yr Award
John Szaranek
Efficiency Coach of the Yr Award
Brian Sweeney
Efficiency Para Swimmer of the Yr Award
RóisÍn NÍ Riain
Efficiency Feminine Swimmer of the Yr Award
Ellen Walshe
Efficiency Male Swimmer of the Yr Award
Daniel Wiffen
2025 Membership of the Yr Introduced
Bangor ASC
