Ireland has announced the roster of 12 swimmers to compete in the bespoke 2024 World Aquatics Championships in February. This makes Ireland one of the first qualifying swimming nations to announce a roster for the 2024 Championships that is as large as the 2023 Championships roster, which also sent 12 swimmers.
This includes the latest world record holders. Daniel Wiffenbroke both the only world record set in the pool in 2023 and the oldest recorded world record in world swimming at the European Short Course Championships earlier this month.
Wiffen trains overseas under Andy Manley at Loughborough University in the UK and is one of four Irish swimmers on this roster who primarily train overseas. conor ferguson He also trains at Loughborough, albeit with Ian Hulme. Max McCusker He also trained at Millfield School in England. And on her women’s team, Mona McSharry Trained at the University of Tennessee in the United States.
The group includes four of the six athletes who qualified for the 2023 World Championships, with McSharry finishing fifth in the 100m breaststroke.
Both of the two domestic trainees who qualified are not on this year’s roster, and they are the only two who will not return in 2023-2024. Daniel Hillwas 10th in the 50 backstroke semifinals. Ellen Walshwho finished ninth in the 200IM semi-finals, are not on Ireland’s roster for the 2024 World Championships.
Their spots will be filled by: grace davison and Maria Goddenwas part of the other international squad for Ireland this summer.
Davison, who is Ireland’s junior record holder in several sprint events, was on the roster for both the European Under-23 Championships, the European Junior Championships and the Commonwealth Youth Games, but will focus on the two junior events. I chose that. Godden competed in the European Under-23 Championships, where he finished sixth in the 50 back, fifth in the 100 back, and fifth in the 200 back in the competition hosted by Ireland.
“It is an unusual time of year for an event like this to take place and we may never see an event like this again, especially in an Olympic year, but that has to be accepted and the accompanying We must take advantage of the opportunity,” National Performance said. The director is John Rudd. “Danielle Whiffen, Mona McSharry and Ellen Walsh have all booked spots in Paris, so this is an opportunity for swimmers, divers and relay athletes to join the Irish team and secure a spot in July. ”
The pool swimming category of the 2024 World Championships will be held from February 11th to 18th in Doha, Qatar.
Ireland’s 2024 World Championship squad
Men’s list (7)
| first name | Last name | home program | home coach |
| tom | Fanon* | National Center (Dublin) | steve beckereg |
| conner | Ferguson* | loughborough university | Ian Hulme |
| Dollar | green* | National Center (Dublin) | steve beckereg |
| Max | McCusker* | millfield school | ryan livingston |
| Shane | Ryan* | National Center (Dublin) | steve beckereg |
| John | short* | National Center (Limerick) | John Zaranek |
| Daniel | Wiffen* | loughborough university | andy manley |
Women’s list (5)
| first name | Last name | home program | home coach |
| victoria | Catterson* | National Center (Dublin) | steve beckereg |
| grace | Davison | Ars SC | curtis coulter |
| Maria | Godden | National Center (Limerick) | John Zaranek |
| Mona | McSharry* | University of Tennessee | matt credich |
| Erin | Riordan* | National Center (Dublin) | steve beckereg |
* – Will also participate in the 2023 World Championships
2024 World Championship Divers
| first name | Last name | home program | home coach |
| Claire | client | sheffield city | thomas owens |
| Ciara | McGinn | ohio state university | Justin Sochol |
| jake | Passmore | leeds city | mark holdsworth |