Nine Athletes are on the path to Paris from University of Limerick

Nine Limerick/University of Limerick based athletes and graduates will be competing in this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, representing Ireland, Canada and Australia.

24 University of Limerick community members are set to take part in the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games as athletes, coaches, and support team members

A total of 24 members of the University of Limerick community from students to staff and graduates are set for direct involvement in the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games as athletes, coaches or support team members.

Nine Limerick/UL based athletes and graduates will be competing in this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, representing Ireland, Canada and Australia across a wide range of sporting disciplines.

UL Graduates and UL/Limerick Based Athletes taking part in the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics are; Thomas Barr (UL Graduate) – Mixed 4x400M Relay, Sharlene Mawdsley (UL Graduate) – 400M; Mixed 4x400M Relay and Women’s 4x400M Relay, Sinead Diver (UL Graduate) – Marathon (competing for Australia), and Róisín Ní Riain (Current UL Student) – Para Swimming.

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Also on their way to Paris 2024 are; Tiarnán O’Donnell (UL Graduate) – Para Rowing, Sarah Lavin, (UL Training Base) – 100m Hurdles, Kelly McGrory, (UL Training Base) – Women’s 4 x 400M Relay, Jeremy Bagshaw (UL Graduate) – Swimming (competing for Canada), and Róisín Harrison (Daughter of UL Coaches Drew and Hayley Harrison) Women’s 4×400 Relay.

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics will take place this Friday 26 July and the games will feature over 11,230 athletes from across 206 nations – with 133 athletes representing Ireland at the Games – the largest ever Olympic squad assembled by Ireland. So far, there are 20 athletes named for the Team Ireland Paralympic squad.

UL will host a free open family viewing day at the UL Sport Arena from 10am to 6pm on Saturday 27 July to get the Olympics fever started.  Members of the public are invited to come to the UL Sport Arena to watch the Irish in action on the first day of the Games and take part in some fun activities.

In addition to UL students and graduates competing as Olympic & Paralympic athletes, numerous members of UL staff and alumni will feature among the support staff for the UL/Team Ireland athletes fulfilling a wide range of roles from coaches, to nutritionists and sports scientists.

Coaches & Support Staff include; Professor Drew Harrison (UL Staff) – Athletics Coach, Sharon Madigan, (UL Adjunct Professor), Science Lead, Team Ireland, Hayley Harrison (Coaching Ireland) – Athletics Coach, Dr Tom Comyns – (UL Staff & Graduate) Strength & Conditioning Coach, Gary Ryan, (UL Graduate) Athletics Coach, Toni Rossiter (UL Graduate) – Team Physiologist, Alan Swanton (UL Graduate) – Exercise Physiologist, and Caroline McManus (UL Graduate) – Senior Performance Scientist (New Zealand).

More coaches and support staff making their way to Paris 2024 are; John Szaranek (UL Sport Staff) – High Performance Swim Coach, Noreen O’Connell (UL Graduate, NCEF) – Athlete Support UL, Lorna Barry (UL Graduate) – S&C Coach High Performance Swimming, Kathryn Fahy (UL Staff & Graduate) Physiotherapist High Performance Swimming, Fiona Scally (UL Graduate) Paralympic Media Team, Kieran Jackson (UL Graduate) Olympic Media Team, and Neasa Fahy O’Donnell (UL Graduate) Management of UL Sports Scholarships Academy

The UL campus boasts some of the best sports facilities in Europe and is home to the largest multi-sport synthetic grass park in Europe, including both a 25m pool and the national 50m swimming pool.

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