GREENE Darragh

Ireland

Swimming

Date of Birth: 20 Oct 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Place of residence : LONGFORD

Residence Country:

Ireland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Breaststroke
	Men's 200m Breaststroke

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - Heat 4	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Breaststroke - Heat 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	50Breast	100Breast	200Breast	4x100Medley M
2019	Gwangju, KOR	SF (27.14)	H (59.82)	H (2:10.61)	H (3:35.86)

European Championships

Year	Location	50Breast	100Breast	200Breast	4x100Medley M	4x100Medley X
2020	Budapest, HUN	-	SF (1:00.26)	H (DNS)	7th (3:34.88)	H (3:49.08)
2018	Glasgow, GBR	SF (27.44)	SF (59.92)	SF (2:11.36)	H (DSQ)	-

World Championships Short Course

Year	Location	50Breast	100Breast	200Breast	4x50Medley M	4x100Medley
2018	Hangzhou, CHN	H (27.43)	H (58.91)	H (2:07.60)	H (1:35.05)	H (3:27.23)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Hobbies:

Spending time with friends. (independent.ie, 09 Dec 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Sports Science - University College Dublin, Ireland

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

National Aquatic Centre [NAC] [Dublin, IRL]

Coach:

Steven Beckerleg; Ben Higson [national]

Reason:

He played Gaelic football, football, basketball and tennis until a broken leg in high school made him focus on swimming. "After I broke my leg in high school it rekindled my interest in swimming as it was the first sport I could get back into." (spreaker.com, Apr 2020; independent.ie, 09 Dec 2019)

Ambition:

To swim a personal best in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to work in sports science after he retires from the sport. (spreaker.com, Apr 2020; independent.ie, 09 Dec 2019)

Memorable:

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (independent.ie, 09 Dec 2019)

Influence:

Coaches Donal O'Neill and Ben Higson. (spreaker.com, Apr 2020)

General Interest

General
FOCUS ON SWIMMING
At age 22 he decided to defer his sports science degree at University College Dublin in Ireland and move to the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown, Dublin, to train full-time with the hope of qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "You're a bit hesitant telling people, but in swimming if you only put half into it you're not going to get anything out of it. You have to completely throw yourself into it. I was a late bloomer but I said I might as well give it my all, then at the end of the day you can say you gave it everything rather than saying, 'what if?'" After specialising in the 50m breaststroke [a non-Olympic event] in college, he switched to the 100m and 200m breaststroke events. He earned his spot at the Games in Tokyo at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (spreaker.com, Apr 2020; independent.ie, 09 Dec 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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