Daniel Wiffen named Swimmer of the Year at Swim Ireland awards

Daniel Wiffen won the Swimmer of the Year Award at Swim Ireland's awards ceremony at the Dunboyne Castle Hotel on Friday night after a year which culminated in Olympic glory for the the Armagh man.

Wiffen became an Olympic champion in the 800m freestyle, an Olympic bronze medallist in the 1500m freestyle, a double World Champion, a triple European short course champion and a world record holder in the short course 800m freestyle in 2024.

Róisín NíRiain's silver medal in the 100m backstroke S13 event and her bronze in the 200m individual medley SM13 at Paris 2024 saw her named Para Swimmer of the Year.

Jake Passmore won the Diver of the Year award for his performances at the World Championships and Olympic Games, while he was also a finalist in the World Cup Super-Final in April.

Ellen Keane was inducted into the Swim Ireland Hall of Fame as the recently-retired Keane was honoured for a remarkable career which spanned five Paralympic Games.

Cork club Sunday’s Well SC received the Club of the Year award after being selected from a shortlist of four which also included Aer Lingus Masters SC, Bluefin SC and Larne SC.

The Water Polo Player of the Year awards went to Matthew Hynes of St Vincents and Méabh McGurk of Diamonds Water Polo Club. Both were involved in Irish Senior Cup-winning teams, while McGurks heroics in the Cup final contributed to the sides first Irish Senior Cup win.

European Junior bronze medallist Grace Davison was honoured with the Female Performance Pathway Athlete of the Year for swimming and after a fantastic season where she qualified to the Olympic Games, competing on two relays.

Dearbhaile Brady won the Female Performance Pathway Para Swimming prize having won World Series and European Championships medals,