Deirdre Sheehan

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Deirdre Sheehan
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Born (1957-09-25) 25 September 1957 (age 67)
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Sport Swimming

Deirdre Sheehan (born 25 September 1957) is an Irish former swimmer. The holder of a number of regional and national records, [1] [2] [3] she represented Ireland in three events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ Magowan, Jack. "Deirdre is a 'Corker' with Style". Ireland's Saturday Night . p. 3 – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. A 17-year-old Cork girl [..] is the new queen of Irish swimming. Deirdre Sheehan, daughter of a university lecturer, reached for the summit again today when she won the 100m freestye final in great style
  2. ↑ "Munster Swimming Records Broken". Irish Independent . 3 June 1974. p. 11 – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Record breakers at the fourth and final session of the Munster indoor swimming championships, in Cork yesterday were Deirdre Sheehan, Eglinton (2 min. 06.9 sec., women's 200 yard freestyle)
  3. ↑ "Cork Girl "Robbed" of Swim Gold". Belfast Telegraph . 8 March 1975. p. 14 – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Deirdre Sheehan and young Miriam Hopkins both cracked records in the women's 400 freestyle in a one-two finish
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Deirdre Sheehan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Haughney, Mary (7 May 2020). "Cork swimmer Deirdre Sheehan became an Olympian in 1976". The Echo. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Irish Swim Titles". Belfast Newsletter . 18 August 1976. p. 12 – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Wiliamson from Dublin, Cork's Deirdre Sheehan and Belfast's Robbie Howard have all entered and are expected to collect their fair share of goid medals [..] Howard and Miss Sheehan both set new Irish records in Montreal and will be out to improve on [that]


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