Paralympic Council of Ireland Announces Irish Team for 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships
July 12th, 2010. In: CPSI
The Paralympic Council of Ireland today officially announced the Irish team for the 2010 IPC World Swimming Championships. Eight Irish swimmers will represent Ireland at the forthcoming Championships, to be held in Eindhoven, Holland from 15th – 25th August, 2010.
The team will be led by Head of Paralympic Swimming Dave Malone and comprises eight new and experienced athletes, four of whom competed at last years European Championships in Iceland and includes Beijing 2008 Paralympic Finalist, Ellen Keane. Speaking on the team announcement Team Manager, Dave Malone said: “I have been working with the athletes for towards the World Championships since my appointment as Head of Paralympic Swimming over a year ago. They have worked very hard over the last year and this is a group of very talented performers. Eindhoven is the perfect showcase opportunity for them to display their talent.”
Commenting on the announcement, Paralympic Council of Ireland CEO, Mr. Liam Harbison, said: “The World Championships is another milestone for our swimmers on the road to London 2012. After their success last year in the European Championships, we are very hopeful they will build on this success and we wish them every success.”
The Irish team comprises eight athletes, across a range of disability groups, who will compete in the following events:
Matthew Bell, Newtownards, Co. Down
S14/SB14 Class – 100m Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke, 200m Freestyle
Stephen Campbell, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone
S11 Class – 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke & 100m Butterfly
Jonathan Cummings, Coalisland, Co. Tyrone
S6/SB5 Class – 100m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke & 100m Backstroke
James Hamilton, Ballyclare, Co. Antrim
Ellen Keane , Clontarf, Dublin,
S9/SB8/SM9 Class - 100m Breaststroke, 100m Butterfly & 200m Individual Medley
Gina Lourens , (Resident South Africa),
S8 Class – 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle & 5km Open Water
Jonathan McGrath , Killaloe, Co. Clare
S8 Class – 400m Freestyle
James Scully, Ratoath, Co. Meath
S5 Class – 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle & 200m Freestyle
The Irish Team Support Staff are:
Dave Malone Team Manager
James Laverty Head Coach
Sandra Cole Coach
Antonia Rossiter Team Physiologist
Fintan O’Donnell Team Physiotherapist
For further information contact:
John Fulham, PCI Communications Officer, 087-2709182 or email communications@pcireland.ie