It capped a standout championships for the young Corkonian, who also won four silver medals, recorded two National Junior Pathway qualifying times, and helped his club team break two Munster records in the relays.

Róisín Ní Riain won a silver and bronze medal for the S13 100m Backstroke and 200m individual medley in the Paris Paralympics

The council has reiterated that they remain “fully committed” to ensuring Dún Laoghaire Baths remains a safe and high‑quality bathing area. Photo: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Austin Appelbee started swimming, first pulling his life jacket partly off him to aid his swimming, and then he removed it altogether as he felt it was slowing him down.

Sea conditions are expected to be choppy on the east coast, with calmer conditions forecast along the west of the country.

The retired swimming star announced her pregnancy last week.

It happened in the River Flesk in Killarney on Tuesday afternoon at about 3.30pm

A woman in her 50s has died after getting into difficulty off the coast of Donegal

A passerby heard the swimmer shouting for help, and made an emergency call to the Coast Guard.

It follows an incident off the Inishowen Peninsula yesterday afternoon that sparked a huge search and rescue mission.

The woman was an experienced swimmer but her body temperature dropped quickly as hypothermia set in.

Ireland won two bronze medals in a matter of minutes on Tuesday.

Sharlene Mawdsley's strong finish meant there was next to nothing at the finish line between the top three finishers. 

France's Olympic poster boy completed an unprecedented 200 metres breaststroke and butterfly double

The 23-year-old touched out in an Olympic record time to secure Ireland's first gold of the Games.

Derry O'Rourke (78) was convicted of one count of rape and 11 charges of sexual assault

O'Rourke (78) had pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to one count of rape and 15 counts of indecent assault in the school on dates between October 1989 and June 1990

The 22-year-old became Ireland's first swimmer to claim a World Championships medal earlier this year

The incident happened while Coward, who was on bail at the time, was leaving a hearing at the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ).

Matthew Coward (32) pleaded guilty to three counts of the sexual exploitation of three girls and a number of counts of production of child pornography

Speaking on RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland Councillor O’Flynn said it had been a very sad occasion and that many of the athletes had not been aware of what had happened when he spoke to them afterwards.

Animals have died recently after swimming in Lough Melvin.

The new policy comes into effect from September.

Cork grown Sanctuary Runners is launching a new first-of-its-kind initiative to bring locals together with refugees and migrants, through open sea swimming.

The International Olympic Committee has rubberstamped the proposal in the sport formerly known as synchronised swimming.

Matthew Coward (31) was charged earlier this year with 12 offences under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act.

The Jones Engineering Dublin City Liffey Swim is one of the longest running annual city swimming races in the world.

Mona McSharry finished fifth in the final of the Women's 100-metre breaststroke at the European Championships in Rome this evening.

Ireland has no shortage of stunning swimming spots

Michael Timmins was from a well-known family in Portlaoise, Co Laois, where he lived

The 26-year-old won 1500m freestyle silver and bronze at the 2014 and 2018 Games respectively.

‘Mr. Swimming’ as he was affectionately known in Cork, Eddie passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. 

The 25-year-old lost consciousness after completing her solo free final routine in Budapest.

Styles is in Dublin as part of his latest tour

FINA's decision, the strictest by any Olympic sports body, states that male-to-female transgender athletes are eligible to compete in women's competitions only if they have not experienced any part of male puberty

The policy effectively bars any transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in women's events

The move means Lia Thomas, who in March became the first transgender swimmer to win a major US national college title, will be ineligible to compete.

SIXTY-ONE-year-old Ned Denison is aiming to be the first person to swim around Cork City, over seven weirs and under 30 bridges.