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Longford Olympian Darragh Greene will swim at 12.32pm in the 100m Breaststroke heats this Saturday

Darragh will be competing in the 100m Breaststroke in the fourth (Lane 2) of the seven heats and will swim in the last (Lane 8) of the five heats in the 200m Breaststroke on Tuesday next (July 27) at 11.50am (Irish time). No matter what happens in ...

23 Jul 2021 at 11:24

Longford Sport

Longford swimming star Darragh Greene living the Olympic dream

Darragh will dive into the Aquatics Centre pool on Saturday to compete in the heats of the 100m Breaststroke, starting from 12.55pm (Irish time), and should he succeed in qualifying for the semi-finals the former Clonguish underage footballer and ...

22 Jul 2021 at 13:24

Longford Sport

Longford’s Derek Burnett in action in the Tokyo Olympics Trap in the early hours of this Wednesday morning

The 50-year-old Kenagh marksman will be taking part in his fifth Olympics when the Men’s Trap kicks-off at 1.50am due to the eight hours time difference in Tokyo. It’s a remarkable feat for a man who, but for narrowly missing out in the 2016 Rio ...

27 Jul 2021 at 15:41

Longford Sport

Longford Olympian Darragh Greene jetting his way to Japan

Greene will swim for Team Ireland in the 100m and 200m Breaststroke events at the Games which start on Friday July 23 and run until August 8. Darragh (left) is pictured with some other Irish Olympic swimmers Daniel Wiffen, Mona McSharry and ...

11 Jul 2021 at 16:48

Longford Sport

Major disappointment for Longford swimmer Darragh Greene as Olympics postponed

While it is a major disappointment for the 24-year-old Longford swimming star Greene from Newtownforbes, the general opinion is that the right decision has been made to postpone the Olympics until the summer of 2021 due to the frightening ...

25 Mar 2020 at 14:43

Longford Sport

Longford's Darragh Greene all set for the Tokyo Olympics

Swim Ireland extend congratulations to all of the athletes who will represent Ireland at the Games, and recognise that this is a culmination of the significant efforts that many Irish athletes and coaches have made across the course of ...

07 Jul 2021 at 15:06

Longford Sport

Longford’s Gerry Quinn produces a personal best in 100m Freestyle success

A super individual personal best came from Longford swimmer Quinn who posted a 49.57 on his way to winning the 100m Freestyle final at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. Longford’s other outstanding swimmer Darragh Greene was also ...

27 Jun 2021 at 12:28

Longford Sport

Big in Japan: Olympic dream set to become a reality for Longford swimmer Darragh Greene

As a youngster, growing up in Newtownforbes, Darragh Greene never dared to dream that one day he’d be an Olympian. However, the multiple national record holder swimming ace is poised to achieve the incredible feat when #TeamIreland ...

06 Feb 2021 at 00:03

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A dream come true as Longford swimmer Darragh Greene heading to Tokyo Olympic Games with Team Ireland

Longford swimmer Darragh Greene has said he is 'absolutely honoured and delighted to be nominated to represent' Ireland at his Olympic Games this summer in Tokyo. Absolutely honoured and delighted to be nominated to represent ...

27 Jan 2021 at 00:15

Longford Sport

Longford’s Super Quinn and Greene will swim for Ireland in the Tokyo Olympics

23-year-old Gerry qualifies to compete in Japan for Team Ireland 4x200m Freestyle Relay. No Irish swimming relay team has qualified for an Olympic Games since 1972 in Munich and no men’s Irish swimming relay team has ever ...

10 Jun 2021 at 13:25

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Longford swimmer Darragh Greene aims to secure Olympic qualification time

Longford swimmer Darragh Greene will get his World Championships underway in Gwangju, South Korea tomorrow, Sunday, July 21. Darragh, who specialises in the breaststroke, will compete against the world’s best in the ...

20 Jul 2019 at 13:49

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Listen | Longford swimmer Darragh Greene 'happy' to achieve Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification time

Longford's Darragh Greene admitted he was 'happy' to be Ireland’s first swimmer to go inside the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification time at the 2019 FINA World Championships in the heats of the 100m Breaststroke in ...

21 Jul 2019 at 12:01

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