A team of twelve Irish swimmers are in Belgrade, Serbia to compete against Europe’s stars of tomorrow at the LEN European Junior Swimming Championships. The Ireland team will feature across the six days of competition from Tuesday, 4th – 9th July at the Milan Gale Muskatirovic Swimming Centre.
Led by Andy Reid and supported by coaches Fran Ronan and Andrew Addison, the Irish contingent includes four swimmers returning for their second consecutive LEN European Junior Championships; Evan Bailey (New Ross), Ellie McCartney (National Centre Ulster), Grace Davison (Ards), and Molly Mayne (Hamilton Aquatics) were all part of the team at last year’s European Juniors in Bucharest, Romania.
It is an action-packed opening day of competition for Ireland with eleven of the twelve team members getting the competition underway. Ards swimmer Grace Davison, Evan Bailey of New Ross, and recent National Centre (Ulster) scholarship recipient, Adam Colgan (Lisburn City) will all compete in the 200m Freestyle.
Colgan, along with six of his teammates will be making their international debuts for Ireland this week. Liam O’Connor (Terenure & Project 28) Cora Rooney (Enniskillen), Alana Burns-Atkin (Banbridge), Oisin Tebite (NAC & Project 28), Dylan Registe (Lisburn City), and John Shortt (National Centre Limerick & Bluefin) will all debut across different events.
Completing the action on Tuesday is 2019 European Youth Olympic Games silver medallist Molly Mayne (Hamilton Aquatics) and Ellie McCartney of National Centre (Ulster) who get their second European Juniors underway in the 50 Breaststroke, while Conor Fitzgerald (National Centre Limerick), who competed at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival, will compete in the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay.
Speaking before the event, National Performance Pathway Manager Andy Reid said: “I am excited to lead our largest and most competitive team since 2019, a team with potential for current and future success. The athletes have prepared well and are looking forward to delivering their best performances each day.”
Team
Evan Bailey New Ross SC
Alana Burns-Atkin Banbridge SC
Adam Colgan Lisburn City SC
Grace Davison Ards SC & National Centre (Ulster)
Conor Fitzgerald National Centre (Limerick) & Limerick SC
Molly Mayne Hamilton Aquatics SC (Dubai)
Ellie McCartney National Centre (Ulster) & Ards SC
Liam O’Connor Terenure SC & Project 28
Dylan Registe Lisburn City SC
Cora Rooney Enniskillen Lakelanders
John Shortt National Centre (Limerick) & Bluefin SC
Oisin Tebite NAC SC & Project 28
Day 1 Heats Schedule:
Women 200m Freestyle Grace Davison
Men 200m Freestyle Evan Bailey, Adam Colgan
Women 50m Backstroke Cora Rooney
Men 50m Backstroke John Shortt
Women 50m Breaststroke Molly Mayne, Ellie McCartney
Men 50m Breaststroke Liam O’Connor
Men 200m Butterfly Dylan Registe
Men 4x100m Freestyle Relay Ireland (Oisin Tebite, Evan Bailey, Conor Fitzgerald, Adam Colgan)
NOTES
- Tuesday – Sunday schedule: Prelims: 10am (9am Ireland) / Finals: 5pm (4pm Ireland)
- Results Link
- Live Stream
