Ellen Keane was inducted into the Swim Eire Corridor of Fame on the group’s 2024 Awards ceremony earlier this month. Keane retired on the conclusion of the 2024 Paralympic Video games after an distinctive profession with 5 Paralympic Video games appearances.
Keane was Eire’s youngest athlete when she competed on the 2008 Paralympics. She earned her first Paralympic medal in Rio, profitable bronze within the 100 breaststroke SB8. 5 years later in Tokyo, she struck gold, swimming 1:19.32 to win the 100 breaststroke SB8 by .39 seconds and stand on the high of the Paralympic podium for the primary time in her profession.
She owns 4 Para World Championships medals—two silver and two bronze. Whereas the vast majority of the medals she’s gained all through her profession are for her breaststroke prowess, she additionally gained bronze on the 2013 Para World Championships within the 100 butterfly S9. At her ultimate Para World Championships final 12 months, Keane gained silver within the ladies’s 100 breaststroke SB8.
Keane shared her ideas on her induction on Instagram, writing “reflecting on an emotional second Friday evening being inducted into the Swim Eire corridor of fame. My complete life has been about swimming and being within the water, and it’s such an honour to be recognised by Swim Eire like this. Thanks.”
Daniel Wiffen was among the many athletes who collected one of many main Swim Eire Awards on the ceremony. Wiffen was named Swimmer of the Yr for his spectacular 12 months which culminated in him changing into the Olympic champion within the 800 freestyle and the bronze medallist within the 1500 freestyle.
Because the 2023 Swim Eire Awards, Wiffen has additionally gained double gold within the 800/1500 on the 2024 World Championships and triple gold within the 400/800/1500 freestyle on the 2023 European Brief Course Championships. At that meet, Wiffen broke the boys’s quick course 800-meter freestyle world document, swimming 7:20.46.
The Para Swimmer of the Yr award went to Róisín Ní Riain for her efficiency on the Paris Paralympic Video games. After profitable 5 medals together with two golds on the 2024 European Championships, Ní Riain carried her momentum to Paris, profitable two Paralympic medals. She earned silver within the 100 backstroke S13 and bronze within the 200 IM SM13.
Jake Passmore gained the Diver of the Yr Award for his efforts on the June World Championships and July Olympic Video games. Passmore was additionally a finalist at April’s World Cup Tremendous-Remaining.
Full Record Of Winners:
- Membership of the 12 months: Sundays Wells SC
- Efficiency of the 12 months (Swimming): Daniel Wiffen, Loughborough/Larne SC
- Efficiency of the 12 months (Diving): Jake Passmore, Metropolis of Leeds
- Efficiency of the 12 months (Para swimming): Róisín Ní Riain, Nationwide Centre Limerick
- Efficiency coach of the 12 months: John Szaranek, Nationwide Centre Limerick/Brian Sweeney, Templeogue SC
- Efficiency Pathway athlete of the 12 months: John Shortt, Nationwide Centre Limerick/Grace Davison, Ards SC, Dearbhaile Brady, Limavady SC, Curtis Coulter, Ards SC
- Membership coach of the 12 months: Ciaran Doyle, Drogheda SC
- Volunteer of the 12 months (Connacht): Natasha Walshe, Ballina SC
- Volunteer of the 12 months (Leinster): Fionnuala O’Neill, Trojan SC
- Volunteer of the 12 months (Munster): Pat McTigue, Kingdom SC
- Volunteer of the 12 months (Ulster): Catherine Hanratty, South Lake Masters SC
- Open water swimmer of the 12 months: Dave Berry, Sandycove SC
- Masters swimmer of the 12 months: Jane Jolly, Cork Masters SC
- Excellent contribution to aquatics: Peter Conway, Aer Lingus Masters SC/Keith Lynch, St Vincents WPC, Ian Wright, Bangor SC, Aqualine
- Incapacity swimmer of the 12 months: Gregory Walsh, South Lake Masters SC
- Official of the 12 months: Michael Murphy, Dolphin SC
- Water polo participant of the 12 months (Male): Matthew Hynes, St Vincents WPC
- Water polo participant of the 12 months (Feminine): Meabh McGurk, Diamonds WPC
- Presidents Award: Linda Stoops, Swim Ulster
- Corridor of Fame: Ellen Keane, NAC
