| Ireland at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships | |
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| FINA code | IRL |
| National federation | Swim Ireland |
| Website | swimireland |
| in Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Competitors | 16 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Ireland is competing at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar from 2 to 18 February. [1]
Ireland sent 16 athletes to compete in two disciplines: [2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diving | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Swimming | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Daniel Wiffen | Swimming | Men's 800 metre freestyle | 14 February 2024 |
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle | 18 February 2024 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jake Passmore | 3 m springboard | 374.15 | 17 Q | 364.50 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Clare Cryan | 3 m springboard | 199.05 | 44 | Did not advance | |||
| Ciara McGing | 10 m platform | 243.20 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Clare Cryan Jake Passmore | Synchronized 3 m springboard | 249.12 | 12 |
Daniel Wiffen won the men's 800 metre freestyle to become Ireland's first-ever gold medallist at the World Aquatics Championships. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tom Fannon | 50 metre freestyle | 22.23 | =24 | Did not advance | |||
| Shane Ryan | 100 metre freestyle | 49.19 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
| Daniel Wiffen | 400 metre freestyle | 3:45.52 | 4 Q | — | 3:46.65 | 7 | |
| 800 metre freestyle | 7:46.90 | 2 Q | — | 7:40.94 | | ||
| 1500 metre freestyle | — | ||||||
| Conor Ferguson | 50 metre backstroke | ||||||
| 100 metre backstroke | 53.95 | 11 Q | 53.90 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| John Shortt | 200 metre backstroke | 1:59.27 | 16 Q | 1:58.47 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Darragh Greene | 50 metre breaststroke | 27.76 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre breaststroke | 1:00.70 | 20 | Did not advance | ||||
| Eoin Corby | 200 metre breaststroke | ||||||
| Shane Ryan | 50 metre butterfly | 23.83 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| Max McCusker | 100 metre butterfly | 55.52 | =16 LSO | Did not advance | |||
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay | — | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Erin Riordan | 50 metre freestyle | ||||||
| Victoria Catterson | 100 metre freestyle | 55.44 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre freestyle | 1:59.75 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| Maria Godden | 50 metre backstroke | 29.13 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre backstroke | |||||||
| 200 metre backstroke | |||||||
| Mona McSharry | 50 metre breaststroke | ||||||
| 100 metre breaststroke | 1:06.49 | 3 Q | 1:06.11 | 2 Q | 1:06.42 | 5 | |
| 200 metre breaststroke | 2:24.82 | 2 Q | 2:25.13 | 7 Q | 2:24.89 | 5 | |
| Erin Riordan Grace Davison Maria Godden Victoria Catterson | 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 3:43.95 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
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