Finn McGeever
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 20 October 2000 |
| Home town | Ballina, County Tipperary |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sport | Swimming |
Finn McGeever (born 20 October 2000) is an Irish swimmer.[1] He competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay for Team Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]
He and his teammates became the first ever Irish quartet to compete in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at an Olympic Games.[5][6]
The Tokyo Olympics were only his second senior competitive swimming event, having previous competed at the European Aquatics Championships in 2021.[7] He previously broke his first Irish senior record in the 400m freestyle final at the Irish National Team Trials in April 2021.[8]
McGeever is also a student at the University of Limerick, studying Physics and Mathematics.[9][10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Finn McGeever". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay: Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Getting to the Olympics 'the best reward' for Ballina's Finn". clareecho.ie. Clare Echo. 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Finn McGeever (Swimming)". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 17 July 2021.
- ^ "History made for Finn McGeever as Olympics journey ends". clareecho.ie. Clare Echo. 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Ireland invited to send two men's relay teams to Games". bbc.com. BBC. 5 June 2021.
- ^ "European Aquatics Championships: Conor Ferguson advances to final as Irish relay team break national records". bbc.com. BBC. 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Hill and McGeever crush Irish swim records at trials". rte.ie. RTE. 22 April 2021.
- ^ "University of Limerick student and Team Ireland swimmer reflects on 'surreal' experience". ul.ie. University of Limerick. 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Irish Olympic team: Profile of all the athletes who will represent the country at Tokyo". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Going for Gold - UL Students, Staff & Alumni gearing up for Olympic Games". limerickpost.ie. Limerick Post. 23 July 2021.
- ^ "UL's 'lucky 13' directly involved in the Tokyo Olympics". limerickleader.ie. Limerick Leader. 24 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Finn McGeever at World Aquatics
- Finn McGeever at SwimRankings.net
- Finn McGeever at Olympics.com
- Finn McGeever at Olympedia
- Finn McGeever at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- Finn McGeever on Instagram
