County Roscommon swimmer part of Irish team for European Short Course Championships
Cormac Rynn will be back in the pool for Ireland at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in early December. Picture: INPHO/Andrea Masini
A County Roscommon swimmer has been selected on the Irish team for the European Short Course Championships between December 2nd and 7th in Lublin, Poland.
Cormac Rynn from Arigna in North Roscommon will be part of the 13-strong Irish team that includes Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen and Olympic finalist Ellen Walshe.
Rynn competed at his maiden World Aquatics Championships as part of the Irish 4x200 relay team in Singapore at the end of July.
In June, he competed in the European Aquatics U-23 Championships in Slovakia where he reached the final of the 400 metres freestyle, recording a PB (Personal Best).
He is currently attending University of Limerick (UL) where he is studying Biological and Chemical Sciences. He is part of NCL (National Centre Limerick) — one of three national centres run by Swim Ireland.
A former underage footballer with St. Ronan’s GAA Club and rugby player with Carrick RFC, Cormac’s love for swimming started at an early age before he joined Trident Swim Club in Carrick-on-Shannon.
Son of Harry and Fiona Rynn, he has one older sister, Aoibhe, and two brothers, Eoghan and Donnacha.
In 2024, he created history as the first non-GAA recipient of a Dermot Earley Bursary.
