Liz Byrnes
Freelance Sports Journalist at Freelance
Sports writer @Reach @guardian @AFP @ReutersSports. European reporter @SwimmingWorld Storyteller @WomenInRugbyLG @fisalpine @arenasport1973
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3 days ago |
swimmingworldmagazine.com | Liz Byrnes
Daniel Wiffen To Head For Dublin After End of Andi Manley Coaching Partnership; Will Also Train At Cal-BerkeleyDaniel Wiffen will no longer train with Andi Manley after the World Championships in Singapore with their partnership that secured Olympic and world titles coming to an end. Instead, he will head back to Ireland where heโll train for the foreseeable future with Steve Beckerleg, head coach of the National Centre Dublin.
Sacha Velly & Caroline Jouisse Claim French Double At European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2025
5 days ago |
swimmingworldmagazine.com | Liz Byrnes
Sacha Velly & Caroline Jouisse Claim French Double At European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2025The second leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup 2025 saw Sacha Velly and Caroline Jouisse claim a French doubleย as they took the respective menโs and womenโs titles at the Parque Urbano de Albarquel in Setubal, Portugal. Following the first leg in Cyprus last month, 21 men and 10 women took to the pontoon at 11am local time for the 10km, six-lap race.
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2 weeks ago |
swimmingworldmagazine.com | Liz Byrnes
Marrit Steenbergen Nudges Dutch 100 Back Record; Korstanje, Jansen & Van Westering Among Podium ToppersA day after breaking 53secs in the 100 free for the third time this year, Marrit Steenbergen went within touching distance of Kira Toussaintโs national 100 back record at the Dutch Championships in Amersfoort. Maaike de Waard set a championship record of 1:00.19 in the 100 back prelims but Steenbergen was out like a shot in the final and turned 0.33 ahead in 28.77.
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2 weeks ago |
swimmingworldmagazine.com | Liz Byrnes
Marrit Steenbergen Breaks 53 Seconds In 100 Free For Third Time In 2025 At Dutch ChampionshipsMarrit Steenbergen made her third journey inside 53secs this year in the 100 free on day one of the Dutch Championships in Amersfoort. Milou van Wijk booked lane four for the final with a 53.38 prelim and led at halfway in 25.64 to Steenbergenโs 25.75. However, the Doha world champion turned the tables down the second 50 where she split 27.03 to stop the clock in 52.78.
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2 weeks ago |
swimmingworldmagazine.com | Liz Byrnes
Kai van Westering & Koen de Groot Go Into The Record Books At Dutch ChampionshipsKai van Westering downed the Dutch 100 back record that had stood since London 2012 and Koen de Groot set a 50m breaststroke mark on day one of the Dutch Long-Course Championships in Amersfoort. Van Westering went 53.51 in the 100 back prelims to slice 0.11 from the previous standard of 53.62 held by Nick Driebergen since 29 July 2012 in the Olympic prelims almost 13 years ago.
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