Niamh Coyne

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Niamh Coyne
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Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
ClubNational Centre (Dublin) [1]
CoachBen Higson [1]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires 100 m breaststroke

Niamh Coyne (born 22 June 2001) is an Irish swimmer. [2] She competed in the women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea and she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals. [3] [4]

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Career

In October 2021, Coyne was named to the Ireland roster for the 2021 World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [1] In the prelims heats of the 100 metre breaststroke on the fourth day of competition, Coyne ranked 18th with a 1:06.44 and did not qualify for the semifinals. [5] Coyne also finished fifth in prelims heat two of the 200 metre breaststroke with a time of 2:23.03, placing fourteenth across all prelims heats. [6]

At the 2022 U.S. Open Swimming Championships, held in Greensboro, United States, Coyne won the b-final of the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:09.49. [7]

Coyne was included in the Irish Team for the 2024 SC World Swimming Championships in Hungary

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