County Roscommon swimmer part of Irish team for this week’s World Aquatics Championships
Cormac Rynn will compete in his first World Aquatics Championships for Ireland in Singapore this week. Picture: INPHO/Tom Maher
A County Roscommon swimmer will showcase his talent on the world stage this week.
Cormac Rynn from Arigna in North Roscommon will join Olympic medalists Daniel Wiffen and Mona McSharry on the 12-strong Swim Ireland team for the eight days of competition in Singapore, which get underway on Sunday.
The 19-year-old will compete at his maiden World Aquatics Championships as part of the Irish 4x200 relay team.
Rynn shot to fame last year by claiming gold, and his first Irish title, at the Irish Open Championships and Olympic Trials in the 400 metres freestyle in a new Irish junior record of 3:54.06.
This year, he improved his time further when finishing second behind Daniel Wiffen.
He subsequently went on to compete for Ireland in the European Championships in Serbia — his first major call-up for Ireland.
Rynn competed in the European Aquatics U-23 Championships in Slovakia last month, 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 — where he is coached by John Szaranek.
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.
