April 16, 2021
Swim Ireland's Irish National Team Trials are an opportunity for Irish swimmers to earn consideration for International Summer Meets, including the Olympics, Paralympics and European Junior Championships.
Below are the key swimmers set to be in action at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre in Dublin from April 20-24.
Each swimmer has their main event listed, and their secondary events, and the time(s) they need to achieve at Irish National Team Trials to be considered for Tokyo 2021.
It is exciting times for Irish swimming and we hope you'll join us online to support these incredible athletes at one of the biggest events of their careers.
All events will be livestreamed via the RTE Player - which you can watch from any country in the world.
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Ellen Keane
Main Event: 100m Breaststroke
Classification: SB8
Best Time: 1:22:00
Tokyo 2020 MQS: 1:32.49 (time met)
Other Events:: 200m Ind Medley (S9)/100m Backstroke (SB8)/100m Butterfly (S9)
Best Times: 2:39.61/ 1:15.44 / 1:11.65
Tokyo 2020 MQS: 2:46.53 / 1:16.25 / 1:12.69
Achievements to Date:
Bronze Medal World Para Swimming Championships 2019 (100m Breaststroke)
Gold Medal World Para Swimming European Championships 2018 (100m Breaststroke) & Bronze in 200m IM
Bronze Medal Paralympic Games 2016 (100m Breaststroke)
Bronze Medal IPC World Championships 2015 (200m IM)
Bronze Medal IPC World Championships 2013 (100m butterfly & 100m breaststroke)
Paralympic Games 2008 6th place (100m Breaststroke) Paralympic Games 2012 (3 Finals)
Nicole Turner
Main Events: 50m Butterfly/100m Breaststroke
Classification: S6/SB6
Best Times: 36.75/1:43.06
Tokyo 2020 MQS: 42.49 / 1:49.76 (times met)
Other Events: 200m Ind Medley (S6)/100m Backstroke (S6)
Best Times: 3:08.94/1:35.83
Tokyo 2020 MQS: 3:24.47 / 1:34.75
Achievements to Date:
Bronze Medal World Para Swimming Championships 2019 (50m Butterfly)
Silver Medal World Para Swimming European Championships 2018 (50m Butterfly)
Finalist Paralympic Games 2016
2x Silver & 1x Bronze Medal IPC Swimming European Championships 2016 (200m ind. medley, 100m breaststroke, 50m butterfly)
Finalist IPC World Championships 2015
Barry McClements
Main Events: 100m Butterfly/400m Freestyle
Classification: S9
Best Times: 1:02.00/ 4:28.75
Tokyo 2020 MQS: 1:03.41/4:29.80 (times met)
Other Events: 50m Freestyle/100m Backstroke
Best Times: 28.48/ 1:07.07
Tokyo 2020 MQS: 26.74 / 1:06.34
Achievements to Date:
World Para Swimming Championships 2019
World Para Swimming European Championships 2018
Finalist Commonwealth Games 2018
Gold Medal Para Swimming World Series 2017 (400m freestyle)
IPC Swimming European Championships
Patrick Flanagan
Main Event: 400m Freestyle
Classification: S6
Best Time: 5:33.48
Tokyo 2020 MQS: 5:38.47 (time met)
Other Events: 100m Freestyle
Best Time: 1:20.01
Tokyo 2020 MQS: 1:11.48
Achievements to Date:
World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships, Dublin 2018, 4th place
World Para Swimming Championships, London 2019
Swim Ireland Disability Swimmer of the Year 2012
Sean O’Riordan
Main Event: 400m Freestyle
Classification: S13
Best Time: 4:43.04
Tokyo 2020 MQS: 4:34.61
Other Events: 100m Breaststroke
Best Time: 1:20.28
Tokyo 2020 MQS: 1:14.14
Achievements to Date:
World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships, Dublin 2018
World Para Swimming Championships, London 2019
Jonathan McGrath
Main Event: 400m Freestyle
Classification: S8
Best Time: 4:51:09
Tokyo 2020 MQS: 4:50.25
Other Event: 100m Backstroke
Best Time: 1:15.77
Tokyo 2020 MQS: 1:12.78
Achievements to Date:
IPC World Championships, Eindhoven 2010
London 2012 Paralympic Games
IPC World Championships, Montreal 2013
IPC World Championships, Glasgow 2015
World Para Swimming European Championships, Dublin 2018
Wold Para Swimming Championships, London 2019
Shane Ryan
Main Event: 100m Backstroke
Best Time: 53.73
Irish Record: 53.73
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 53.85 (time met)
Other Event: 100m Freestyle
Best Time: 48.68
Irish Record: 48.68
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 48.57
Achievements to Date:
Bronze Medal European SC Championships 2019 (50 backstroke)
Bronze Medal World SC Championships 2018 (50 backstroke)
Bronze Medal European Championships 2018 (50 backstroke)
Gold Medal World University Games 2017 (50 backstroke)
Semi-finalist World Championships 2017
Semi-finalist Olympic Games 2016
Darragh Greene
Main Event: 100m Breaststroke
Best Time: 59.82
Irish Record: 59.82
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 59.93 (time met)
Other Event: 200m Breaststroke
Best Time: 2:10.05
Irish Record: 2:10.05
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 2:11.00 (time met)
Achievements to Date:
European SC Championships 2019
Semi-finalist World Championships 2019
Semi-finalist European SC Championships 2019
Semi-finalist European Championships 2018
Finalist World University Games 2017
European SC Championships 2017
Brendan Hyland
Main Event: 200m Butterfly
Best Time: 1:56.55
Irish Record: 1:56.55
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 1:56.48
Other Event: 100m Butterfly
Best Time: 52.58
Irish Record: 52.58
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 51.96
Achievements to Date:
Finalist European SC Championships 2019
Semi-finalist World Championships 2019
Semi-finalist European Championships 2018
World SC Championships 2018 (10th place)
World Championships 2017
European SC Championships 2017
Semi-finalist World University Games 2017
Danielle Hill
Main Event: 100m Backstroke
Best Time: 1:00.90
Irish Record: 1:00.90
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 1:00.25
Other Events: 50m Freestyle/100m Freestyle
Best Times: 25.29 / 56.01
Irish Records: 25.29 / 56.01
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 24.77 / 54.38
Achievements to Date:
Semi-Finalist European SC Championships 2019
Finalist Commonwealth Games 2018
European SC Championships 2017
World SC Championships 2016
Mona McSharry
Main Event: 100m Breaststroke
Best Time: 1:07.10
Irish Record: 1:07.10
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 1:07.07
Other Event: 200m Breaststroke
Best Time: 2:27.44
Irish Record: 2:27.44
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 2:25.52
Achievements to Date:
Bronze Medal European SC Championships 2019 (50 breaststroke)
2018 European Championships
2018 World Schools Game Champion: 50m, 100m Breaststroke
2017 Euro SC Semi-Finalist
2017 World Championships
2017 World Junior Champion 100m Breaststroke
2017 European Junior Champion 50m, 100m Breaststroke
Jack McMillan
Main Event: 200m Freestyle
Best Time: 1:47.10
Irish Record: 1:47.10
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 1:47.02
Other Events: 400m Freestyle/200m Ind Medley
Best Times: 3:53.31/2:02.98
Irish Records: 3:53.31/2:01.52
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 3:46.78 / 1:59.67
Achievements to Date:
Finalist European SC Championships 2019
Gold & Silver Medal World Schools Games 2018 (200 freestyle & 100 freestyle)
Semi-finalist European Junior Championships 2018
Semi-finalist European Junior Championships 2017 World Junior Championships 2017
Nicholas Quinn
Main Event: 200m Breaststroke
Best Time: 2:11.24
Irish Record: 2:10.05
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 2:11.00
Other Event: 100m Breaststroke
Best Time: 1:00.95
Irish Record: 59.82
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 59.93
Achievements to Date:
World Championships 2017
European SC Championships 2017
Semi-finalist World University Games 2017
Olympic Games 2016
Niamh Coyne
Main Event: 100m Breaststroke
Best Time: 1:07.87
Irish Record: 1:07.10
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 1:07.07
Other Event: 200m Breaststroke
Best Time: 2:29.38
Irish Record: 2:27.44
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 2:25.52
Achievements to Date:
Semi-finalist European SC Championships 2019
World Championships 2019
Silver Medal World Youth Olympic Games 2018 (100 breaststroke)
World SC Championships 2018
Finalist European Junior Championships 2018
Silver Medal World School Games 2018 (100 breaststroke & 200 breaststroke)
Semi-finalist World Junior Championships 2017
Conor Ferguson
Main Event: 100m Backstroke
Best Time: 54.38
Irish Record: 53.73
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 53.85
Other Event: 200m Backstroke
Best Time: 1:58.80
Irish Record: 1:58.80
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 1:57.50
Achievements to Date:
Semi-finalist European SC Championships 2019
World Championships 2019
World SC Championships 2018
Finalist Commonwealth Games 2018
Semi-finalist European Championships 2018
Silver Medal World Junior Championships 2017 (100 backstroke)
Silver Medal European Junior Championships 2016 (100 backstroke) & 2017 (50 backstroke)
Cillian Melly
Main Event: 200m Butterfly
Best Time: 1:59.49
Irish Record: 1:56.55
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 1:56.48
Other Events: 100m Butterfly/200m Ind Medley
Best Time: 54.17 / 2:03.84
Irish Record: 52.62 / 2:01.52
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 51.96 / 1:59.67
Achievements to Date:
European SC Championships 2019
Jordan Sloan
Main Event: 200m Freestyle
Best Time: 1:47.41
Irish Record: 1:47.10
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 1:47.02
Other Event: 100m Freestyle
Best Time: 49.33
Irish Record: 48.68
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 48.57
Achievements to Date:
Finalist Euro SC Championships 2019
Semi-finalist Commonwealth Games 2018
World LC Championships 2017
Semi-finalist World University Games 2017
Finalist European SC Championships 2017
World SC Championships 2016
Calum Bain
Main Event: 50m Freestyle
Best Time: 22.29
Irish Record: 22.14
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 22.01
Other Event: 100m Freestyle
Best Time: 50.47
Irish Record: 48.68
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 48.57
Achievements to Date:
European Championships 2018
Semi-finalist Commonwealth Games 2018
European SC Championships 2018
World University Games 2017 World Youth Olympic Games 2014
Ellen Walshe
Main Event: 100m Butterfly
Best Time: 59.54
Irish Record: 59.54
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 57.92
Other Event: 200m Butterfly
Best Time: 2:14.15
Irish Record: 2:09.91
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 2:08.43
Achievements to Date:
World Championships 2019
World Junior Championships 2017
Finalist European Junior Championships 2018
Gold Medal World School Games 2018 (200 butterfly) Silver Medal European Youth Olympic Games 2015 (100 butterfly)
Eoin Corby
Main Events: 100m/200m Breaststroke
Best Times: 1:01.05/2:13.24
Irish Records: 59.92/2:10.05
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 59.93 / 2:11.00
Other Event: 200m IM
Best Time: 2:07.14
Irish Record: 2:02.09
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 2:11.00
Achievements to Date:
European SC Championships 2019
Finalist World Junior Championships 2019
Finalist European Junior Championships 2019 European Youth Olympics 2017
Molly Mayne
Main Event: 100m Breaststroke
Best Time: 1:09.59
Irish Record: 1:07.10
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 1:07.07
European Junior Consideration: 1:11.05
Other Event: 200m Breaststroke
Best Time: 2:30.06
Irish Record: 2:27.44
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 2:25.52
European Junior Consideration: 2:36.30
Achievements to Date:
European SC Championships 2019 Silver Medals European Youth Olympic Festival 2019 (100 & 200 breaststroke)
Robbie Powell
Main Event: 200m Freestyle
Best Time: 1:49.65
Irish Record: 1:47. 01
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 1:47.02
Other Event: 100m Freestyle
Best Time: 50.03
Irish Record: 48.68
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 48.57
Achievements to Date:
European SC Championships 2019
Semi-finalist World Youth Olympic Games 2018
European Championships 2018
Semi-finalist European Junior Championships 2018
World Junior Championships 2017
European Junior Championships 2017
Gerry Quinn
Main Event: 200m Freestyle
Best Time: 1:50.48
Irish Record: 1:47.10
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 1:47.02
Other Event: 100m Freestyle
Best Time: 50.00
Irish Record: 48.68
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 48.57
Achievements to Date:
Finalist European Junior Championships 2016
Finn McGeever
Main Event: 200m Freestyle
Best Time: 1:51.84
Irish Record: 1:47.10
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 1:47.02
Other Event: 100m Freestyle
Best Time: 51.76
Irish Record: 48.68
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 48.57
Achievements to Date:
European Junior Championships 2018
Daniel Wiffen
Main Event:1500m Freestyle
Best Time: 15:19.04
Irish Record: 15:19.04
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 15:00.99
Other Events: 800m Freestyle/200m Freestyle
Best Times: 8:13.72 / 1:52.54
Irish Records: 8:05.30 / 1:47.10
Tokyo 2020 Consideration: 7:54.31 / 1:47.02
Achievements to Date:
European SC Championships 2019
World Junior Championships 2019
European Junior Championships 2019
Day-By-Day Guide
Swimmers marked 'Junior' are athletes aiming for the European Junior Championships
Day 1 - Tuesday, April 20
| Men 800m Freestyle Daniel Wiffen Liam Custer (junior)
Women 800m Freestyle Grace Hodgins Ella Carroll (junior) Men 100m Backstroke Shane Ryan Conor Ferguson Rory McEvoy Women 100m Backstroke Danielle Hill Maria Godden Roisin Ni Riain (para) Cora Rooney (junior) Men 100m Breaststroke Darragh Greene Eoin Corby Nicholas Quinn
Women 100m Breaststroke Ellen Keane (Para) Nicole Turner (Para) Mona McSharry Niamh Coyne Molly Mayne (junior) Ellie McCartney (junior) Men 200 Butterfly Brendan Hyland Men 200m Freestyle Jordan Sloan Jack McMillan Robbie Powell Gerry Quinn Finn McGeever Daniel Wiffen Max McCusker Dean Power |
Day 2 - Wednesday, April 21
| Women 100m Butterfly Ellen Walshe Men 50m Freestyle Calum Bain Women 100m Freestyle Danielle Hill Victoria Catterson Erin Riordan Maria Godden Ellie McKibbin (junior) Men 100m Freestyle (Para) Barry McClements Patrick Flanagan |
Day 3 - Thursday, April 22
Women 400m Freestyle
Grace Hodgins (junior)
Hannah O’Shea (junior)
Men 400m Freestyle
Daniel Wiffen
Sean O’Riordan (Para)
Jonathan McGrath (Para)
Patrick Flanagan (Para)
Liam Custer (junior)
Women 200m IM
Ellen Keane (Para)
Nicole Turner (Para)
Men 200m IM
Women 200m Backstroke
Day 4 - Friday, April 24
| Men 1500m Freestyle Daniel Wiffen Liam Custer (junior) Women 1500 Freestyle Grace Hodgins (junior) Ella Carroll (junior)
Men 200m Backstroke Conor Ferguson Women 200m Butterfly Ellen Walshe Men 200 Breaststroke Darragh Greene Eoin Corby Nicholas Quinn Women 50m Freestyle Danielle Hill Mona McSharry Erin Riordan Men 100 Butterfly Brendan Hyland Barry McClements (Para) Women 200m Breaststroke Niamh Coyne Mona McSharry Molly Mayne (junior) Ellie McCartney (junior) Men 100m Freestyle Shane Ryan Jordan Sloan Robbie Powell Gerry Quinn Finn McGeever David Thompson Curtis Coulter Women 200m Freestyle Victoria Catterson Maria Godden |
Day 5 - Saturday, April 24
Women 50m Butterfly (Para)
Nicole Turner
Men 400 IM
Women 400m IM
