Meet Information

Team Ireland will head to Turkiye for the 2026 World Para Swimming European Championships, taking place in Kocaeli from 7 to 12 September. The city is located approximately 100km east of the centre of Istanbul, Turkiye’s largest metropolitan area.

The WPS European Championships Kocaeli 2026 will be held at the Gebze Olympic Swimming Pool

Dates: 7-12 September

Location: Kocaeli, Turkiye

Heats: 7am // Finals: 15:30 (IRL)

Team Ireland

2026 World Para Swimming European Championships (50m), Kocaeli, Turkey, 7th – 12th September 

Athlete Name  Home Coaching Programme  Coach 
Ellie Lynch*  Celtic Waves Limerick   Diarmuid Hughes/ Stephen Lynch 
Elodie Bateson*   Limavady Amateur Swimming Club   Maria Matthews  
Luke O Donoghue *  Kingdom SC  Ger McDonnell 
Dearbhaile Brady  National Centre Dublin  Hayley Burke 
Deaten Registe  Lisburn City Swimming Club  Stan Sheppard  
Maya Hogan**  Asgard Swimming Club   Alexander Williams  
Róisín Ní Riain  National Centre Limerick   John Szaranek  
Emersyn Scully*  New Ross Swimming Club  Fran Ronan 
Luke Brennan*  Blackrock Swimming Club, Cork  Goretti Guilfoyle 
Síomha Nic Bradaigh  Lisburn City Swimming Club  Stan Sheppard  
Dylan Prenderville*  UL Wolves  Padraic Rocliffe 

*Making Senior International Debut 

** Selected, but has withdrawn