6th & 7th March 2026
The University Arena
University of Limerick

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As part of our gala , every year we award 7 trophies. The first 3 trophies are calculated based on the swimmer with the time closest to their Age Group World Record for that event. Records used are as of 02/02/2026 from World Aquatics.

Kearney Cup for the 1500m free
Dymphna Morris from Aer Lingus won with a time of 22:29.18. This is 108.6% of the 65-69 age group world record.
In second place was Rob Genst from Glenalbyn Masters SC with a time of 23:42.06 which is 112.6% of the 75-79 age group world record

Jim Neylon Trophy for the 50 Breaststroke
Paul Kearney from Limerick Masters won with a time of 35.5 seconds which is 120.6% of the 50-54 age group world record.
In second place was Emma Hobbs from Dublin SC with a time 39.28 which is 121.88% of the 30-34 age group world record

Limerick Masters Cup for the 50 Free
Dan Golden from NAC won with a time of 31.43 seconds which is 110.7% of the 75-79 age group world record.
In second place was Sarah Farrelly from Aer Lingus with a time of 29.69 which was 111.1%% of the 50-54 age group world record

Congratulations to Dymphna, Paul and Dan on their excellent swims.

The next 3 trophies are individual awards based on points, with a swimmer’s best 4 results counting. In the event of ties, the next criteria is age.

Best Female Swimmer: Nell Mc Carthy from Castlebar SC

Best Male Swimmer: Liam Daly from Aer Lingus

Best Overseas Swimmer: Brian McShea from East Anglian Swallows, England, a repeat winner on 80 points
Joint second on 66 points were Apostolia Kryanoudi from Othak Kavalas Greece and Daniel Falk from SV Stahl Hennigsdorf E.V. Germany

The final trophy is Best Visiting Club.
This was won by Aer Lingus with a total team score of 2386.
Second were NAC Masters on 1078
Cork Masters were third with 875 points.