Tullamore swimmers end season on a high with All-Ireland medals
Big win for Ballinamere woman at Irish National Age Championsh
THE Tullamore Swim Team have had a great end to the season.
On the 4th of July 11 swimmers represented Offaly in All Ireland Community Games Finals - Aaron Paznikovs, Aoibheann Mannion, Jan Tomasz, Jack Duffy, Lily May Grennan, Mark Horodetskyy, Maebh Cummins, Michaela Rose Kilmartin, Mollie Grennan, MJ Minnock, Stan Gniwek.
The swimmers bring 3 bronze medal for Offaly through Aoibheann Mannion, Lily May Grennan and Mark Horodetskyy. Aaron Paznikovs took 4th place with medal and Jack Duffy was 5th in his final.
The Irish National Age Championship for swimmers age 12, 13 and 14 years took place in Limerick over four days from 9 to 12th July. This is the highest level of competition for swimmers (level 5). 573 swimmers from 105 clubs from decided who is the best swimmers in age 12-14 category. The Tullamore club was represented by Lily May Grennan and Mark Horodetskyy.
It proved to be a very rewarding championship and for the first time in their history, the Tullamore Swim Team have a National Champion in 100m breastroke through promising Ballinamere woman, Lily May Grennan. Lily swam so well over the four days and took another silver medal in 200 breastroke. She also won the 100m front-crawl final B final, achieving a new PB.
Mark swam very strongly and was in the top 20 in 100 and 200 breastroke.
Well done to all swimmers for their hard work, parents for supporting and all coaches who did a great work with kids during the season 2025-2026 - Pearse Reynolds, Roman Horodetskyy, Orla Morris, Dean Phelan, Conor Kinnarney, Luke Healy.