By Retta Race on SwimSwam
Swim Eire has introduced its 13-strong squad headed to Lublin, Poland this December for the 2025 European Brief Course Championships.
The lineup is headlined by Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen, with the 24-year-old freestyle ace joined by nationwide file holders Ellen Walshe and John Shortt.
Wiffen is coming off of appendix surgical procedure, which occurred in September, adopted by a coaching base transfer to California.
Wiffen earned a trio of golds on the 2023 version of SC Euros in Otopeni, Romania, topping the boys’s 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle podiums. He established nationwide information in all three occasions, together with his mark of seven:20.46 additionally representing a brand new World Report, which stands as we speak.
As for Walshe, the 24-year-old Olympian has been wreaking havoc on the nationwide file board whereas competing at this yr’s World Cup collection.
Most lately in Toronto, Walshe nailed a lifetime greatest of two:02.36 for a brand new Irish benchmark within the 200m fly and in addition clocked 4:22.97 for a brand new customary within the girls’s 400m IM.
Further Lublin-bound swimmers embody Ellie McCartney, Evan Bailey and Tom Fannon. Mona McSharry has opted to not journey to this yr’s European Brief Course Championships.
On the roster, interim Swim Eire Nationwide Efficiency Director Andy Reid said, ‘Congratulations to all athletes and their coaches on choice to the 2025 European Aquatics Championships (25m) Crew. A particular point out goes to our 4 senior group debutants, stepping onto the senior worldwide stage for the primary time. We’re trying ahead to delivering quick, end-of-cycle one quick course racing and setting the tone for the season forward.’
2025 European Aquatics Championships (25m), Lublin, Poland
Athlete Title
Dwelling Teaching Programme
Coach
Evan Bailey
Nationwide Centre Limerick
John Szaranek
Adam Bradley
Mount Kelly
Emma Collings-Barnes
Jack Cassin
Nationwide Centre Limerick
John Szaranek
Eoin Corby
Nationwide Centre Limerick
John Szaranek
Tom Fannon
Nationwide Centre Dublin
Steven Beckerleg
Matthew Hamilton
Plymouth School Aquatics
Roberto Pavoni
Ellie McCartney
Nationwide Centre Limerick
John Szaranek
Denis O’Brien
Nationwide Centre Limerick
John Szaranek
Rosalie Phelan
Nationwide Centre Ulster
Kevin Anderson
Cormac Rynn
Nationwide Centre Limerick
John Szaranek
John Shortt
Nationwide Centre Limerick
John Szaranek
Ellen Walshe
Templeogue SC, Dublin
Brian Sweeney
Daniel Wiffen
Cal Berkeley
Noah Yanchulis
Crew Employees
Position
Andy Reid
Crew Chief
John Szaranek
Coach
Steve Beckerleg
Coach
Brian Sweeney
Coach
David Thompson
Improvement Coach
Goretti Guilfoyle
Improvement Coach
Mary Dunne
Crew Supervisor
Sinead Chambers
Physio
Dean Ryan
Bodily Prep
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