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Jari Pestelacci/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Before Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen took home two medals — including a gold for the men's 800m freestyle — during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games this ...
The Olympics isn’t the first time Daniel Wiffen has been on a big stage. The Irish swimmer, who took home the gold in the men’s 800-meter freestyle and the bronze in the 1500-meter freestyle ...
Hall and his sister, Bebe Hall, were attacked by a 6-foot blacktip reef shark off Islamorada in the Florida Keys while ...
Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen was “rushed ... McSharry and Wiffen became Ireland’s second and third Olympic swimming medallists ...
The 22-year-old Dubliner became only the third swimmer in Irish history to reach an Olympic final, and although she couldn’t match the pace of the medallists, it was a huge learning experience ...
Olympic relay swimmer Erin Riordan didn’t ignore her most notable skill when figuring out what new sport to take up after her ...
The only other Irish swimmer to win an Olympic swimming title was women's triple champion Michelle Smith in 1996, and Wiffen was also Northern Ireland's first gold medallist in 36 years.
All Gary Hall Jr. had time to grab as the January fires bore down on his home were his dog and his insulin. Among his losses: ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee swimmer Mona McSharry is making her second appearance in the Summer Games in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Irish national team member said making the 100-meter ...
Enniskillen's Ellie McCartney has been selected to represent Ireland at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
It may come as a surprise to hear, but Olympic medals weren't always handed out for sports achievements. Irish man Jack B Yeats' painting titled The Liffey Swim won a silver medal in the arts and ...