Clonmel swimmers were among the medal winners at Munster Long Course Championships #tipperarylive

Clonmel Swimming Club participated at the Munster Long Course Swimming Championships at University of Limerick from Friday to Sunday, May 10-12.

On Day 3, Sunday, the Clonmel club had a large group of swimmers competing on the last day of this event and again many swimmers progressed to the finals, including Eibhlis Bartley, Lucy Brannigan, Niamh Smith, Anna Hickman and Erin Keane, who all progressed to finals in the 200 metres Breaststroke; Jenna Hayes in the 200 metres Backstroke, Caroline Smith in the 100 metres Freestyle and 200 metres Individual Medley and Victoria Szyszkowska in the 200 metres Individual Medley and 200 metres Breaststroke.

Also qualifying were Ethan Hanrahan in the 200 metres Backstroke, Garry Hanrahan in the 50 metres Freestyle and 100 metres Butterfly, Sean Kelly in the 50 metres Freestyle, David Killen in the 200 metres Backstroke, Owen Killen in the 200 metres Backstroke and 50 metres Freestyle and Killian Whelan in the 50 metres Breaststroke.

Caroline Smith won a gold and Garry Hanrahan a silver medal on the night.

Above: The Clonmel Under 14 Mixed Medley Relay team that took part in the Munster Long Course Swimming Championships. From left, Sean Kelly, Ethan Hanrahan, Caroline Smith and Victoria Szyszkowska

Three Clonmel relay teams also took part over the weekend. This is always an exciting part of any swimming festival, and it certainly did not disappoint.

On Friday night we had the Boys Over 15 400 metres Medley Relay team of David, Killian, Garry and Thomas, and the Boys Under 14 400 Metres Medley Relay team of Ethan, Sean, Toby and Owen, who finished fourth.

On the final night of this event, the Mixed Under 14 Medley Relay team of Ethan, Victoria, Caroline and Sean were third, winning bronze medals.

This was such a super finish to three days of intense swimming. The club congratulates all its swimmers on their wonderful achievements.

Many of these swimmers will now go on to represent the club in July at the Irish Summer Nationals in Limerick (Junior) and Dublin (Senior age category).

The club thanks the parents for helping each day with the many roles assigned to them, but most of all they thank the coaches, Niamh Whelan and Loreto Killen, who have been coaching and mentoring the swimmers all year preparing them for these prestigious events.

For all the details of the event log onto the club’s social media accounts on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/clonmelsc/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/clonmelswimmingclub/ and X (Twitter) https://twitter.com/ClonmelSc and the website https://clonmelsc.com.