UCD Swimming

Ireland's Best University Swim Team! Competing at International, National and Varsity level. Aspire to be the best while maintaining a fun student atmosphere.

[Patrick Flanagan @PatrickFlan]

Yday, I landed in Heathrow on my way to Tokyo for the Paralympic Games. My chair was destroyed. My chair is my independence and to be left in an over sized airport chair is degrading.

#Tokyo2020 #Paralympics

[UCD Sport @ucdsportsclubs]

A great piece to celebrate #InternationalDayofUniversitySport Our @UCDswimming @ucdadastracadmy scholar Erin Riordan talks of her experiences as a Student Athlete in @ucddublin, studying @ucdscience #genetics and having a home away from home! 💙🏊‍♀️

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

Great promo from swim Ireland for the Olympic/Paralympic trials.
Keep an eye out for our elite sport scholars Patrick Flanagan and Erin Riordan @ucdadastracadmy

[Swim Ireland @swimireland]

🔥 Olympic & Paralympic Swimming Trials are coming to Dublin this April at the 2020 Irish Open Championships 🔥

BELIEVE IN #TEAMIRELAND 💥 BE THERE 💥

BOOK NOW 🔗 https://t.co/9mVBtbr0X8

@sportireland @TeamIreland @arenaUK_ @TescoIrl @ParalympicsIRE @Fingalcoco

[UCD Sport @ucdsportsclubs]

❗❗ Announcement ❗❗

We are thrilled to announce UCD is now a @20x20_ie Third Level Member!

In collaboration with @StudentSportIrl, the #SSI20x20 initiative for third level colleges aims to develop and support the reduction in the gender gap.

#SSI20x20 #CantSeeCantBe

[Paralympics Ireland @ParalympicsIRE]

Day 4 underway at @Para_swimming @Allianz World Championships in London and we will have 3 Irish athletes in the pool this morning. Looking forward to seeing Jonathan McGrath (11:43) for the first time this week and the return of Ailbhe Kelly (11:57) & Patrick Flanagan (12:12)

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

Let's go @patrickflan 🙌

[Swim Ireland @swimireland]

PARA WORLD CHAMPS

Best of luck to the @ParalympicsIRE team of 8 competing in London starting from today!

You can watch all of the action live through World Para Swimming from 10am.

📺 https://t.co/mOj8RlPjeu
📁 https://t.co/mD84ayPgUf

#London2019 #TeamIreland

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

Great week of racing at the Irish Open from all our swimmers 💪 We finished it up with 23 finals and 6 medals including 1 gold, 3 silvers, and 2 bronzes 🏆 Well done to all 👏👏👏 And special… https://t.co/BzWWi4EekP

[Ailbhe Kelly @ailbhe_kelly]

*PLEASE HELP*
Black Honda Jazz stolen on Wednesday night. Reg 141 D 35917. It has N plates on the front and back. Most importantly my wheelchair was in the boot, this is so difficult to replace so could everyone please keep an eye out especially in D15 and please share this!

[UCD Ad Astra Academy @ucdadastracadmy]

Want to apply to our Elite Sports Scholarship Programme?! Then check out the advice from our scholar Andrew Goff. Andrew won silver at the 2018 U23s World Rowing Championship & is studying Stage 4 Engineering! Deadline date to apply for Sep intake 31st Jan https://t.co/UbwwgvxXCj

[UCD Ad Astra Academy @ucdadastracadmy]

How proud are we of our Elite Sports Scholar @ciaramageean?!! 🇮🇪👏👊 Remember, the deadline date to apply for our next intake in Sep 2019 is 31st Jan, online via our website, so get applying!!!

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

Somebody get this woman a Kinder Beuno!! Kate K taking gold 🥇

[Swim Ireland @swimireland]

Women 50m Backstroke:
🥇 Kate Kavanagh UCD 28.87
🥈 Rebecca Reid Ards 28.89
🥉 Maria Godden Kilkenny 29.39
#ISC18

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

What a way to finish Day 3.. Another National Senior Record for our team 🏆 congrats to Ards for claiming the junior record. #ISC18 @ucdsportsclubs @bankofireland

[Swim Ireland @swimireland]

🚨 RECORD ALERT 🚨

We finish Day 3 with two fantastic new IRISH RECORDS in the Mixed 200m Medley Relay! Congrats to @UCDswimming on a new Senior Record of 1:44.02 and @ards_swimming on a new Irish Junior Record of 1:50.17.

🥇 UCD 1:44.02 ISR
🥈 Ards 1:47.85
🥉 Ards 1:50.17 IJR

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

Another national champion for UCD 🔵 Andy dominating the men’s 50 breast 👌🏼

[Swim Ireland @swimireland]

Men 50m Breaststroke:
🥇 Andrew Moore UCD 27.81
🥈 Liam Doyle National Centre Limerick 28.63
🥉 Eoin Corby National Centre Limerick 28.64
#ISC18

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

Andrew Moore with his first individual medal of the comp 🔥

[Swim Ireland @swimireland]

Men 100m IM:
🥇 Alan Corby National Centre Limerick 54.32 ISR
🥈 Andrew Moore UCD 55.31
🥉 Ben Griffin National Centre Dublin 56.61
#ISC18

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

Big PB for Deano to get his hands on a bronze medal 🥉 200 tomorrow now for him to look forward too

[Swim Ireland @swimireland]

Men 400m Freestyle:
🥇 Jack McMillan Bangor 3:46.43 IJR
🥈 Finn McGeever National Centre Limerick 3:50.53
🥉 Dean Power UCD 3:51.27
#ISC18

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

Class swim by Martyna to claim bronze 🎉

[Swim Ireland @swimireland]

Women 50m Breaststroke:
🥇 Aisling Haughey Aer Lingus 31.32
🥈Eimear Doyle Waterford 32.91
🥉 Martyna Szmagara UCD 33.61
#ISC18

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

2 national titles in 2 days... not bad @HigginsJohnjon #ISC18

[Swim Ireland @swimireland]

Men 100m Butterfly:
🥇 John Higgins UCD 53.31
🥈 Michael Hewitt City of Belfast 54.31 IJR
🥉 Cillian Melly National Centre Limerick 54.40
#ISC18

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

Wooh 🙌🏼

[Swim Ireland @swimireland]

An new IRISH RECORD for @UCDswimming closed out Day2 of #ISC18
Mixed 200m Freestyle Relay:
🥇 UCD 1:35.74 ISR
🥈 Ards 1:39.92
🥉 Athlone 1:40.98

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

and to finish off the night... our mixed freestyle relay set a NEW SENIOR RECORD in the 4x50fr 🥇🥇🥇🥇 putting down a massive 1:35.74 Proud of our team #ForcaUCD @bankofireland @ucdsportsclubs

[UCD Swimming @UCDswimming]

Not to forgot our wonderful breastrokers 🙏 Matko won his first Irish final in the men’s 100breast B final whole Euan cruised to 5th in the A-final 🔥 Hardluck for Andy who got DQ’d for being too big