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06 Sept 2025

Cora Rooney, Cody Dunnion to Swim for Ireland in Luxembourg

Ballyshannon woman Rooney and Milford's Dunnion are part of a 17-strong Ireland squad

Cora Rooney, Cody Dunnion  to Swim for Ireland in Luxembourg

Cora Rooney is part of the Irish team. Photo: Sportsfile

Donegal swimmers Cora Rooney and Cody Dunnion are part of a 17-strong Irish team that will compete at the 23rd edition of the Luxembourg Euro Meet this weekend.

Ballyshannon woman Rooney, who swims for Enniskillen Lakelanders Swimming Club and Milford's Dunnion, who competes for Bangor Swimming Club, are among the Irish hopefuls.

Rooney trains out of the Finn Valley Leisure Centre. She is coached by her mother, Sinead Donagher, and was part of Swim Ireland’s Performance Pathway (PP) cohort in 2022.

Dunnion, a former Swilly Seals member, was last year selected for the National Performance Pathway Programme.

The Luxembourg Euro Meet is part of a series of offerings of preparation meets into the April Trials - Luxembourg Euro Meet, McCullagh International and Edinburgh International.

The team includes swimmers such as Victoria Catterson, Erin Riordan, Olympian, Finn McGeever, and several other international swimmers, who have represented Ireland at both senior and junior level.

Also featuring over the weekend for the first time this year will Daniel Wiffen, the current European Short Course Record Holder (800m Freestyle) will look to continue his outstanding form into 2023.

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