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Larne swimmer Danielle Hill is among the Paris Olympians named in Ireland’s squad for the World Short Course Championships in Budapest next month.<\/b><\/p>\n
With Ireland’s Paris swimming medallists Daniel Wiffen<\/a> and Mona McSharry<\/a> missing the championships, European 50m backstroke champion Hill will be joined in the 13-strong squad by fellow Olympians Ellen Walshe, Tom Fannon, Shane Ryan and Max McCusker.<\/p>\n Olympic finalist Walshe will go into the championships, which take place on 10-15 December, after winning silver in the 2021 World Short Course tests in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n Wiffen’s brother Nathan is part of the Ireland squad and other Northern Ireland swimmers Ellie McCartney and Lottie Cullen have been selected.<\/p>\n The squad also includes John Shortt, who set a new Irish senior 200m backstroke record last weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cThis event is a very individualised affair, with some athletes ready and raring to go again and others needing additional time to regroup and refresh after a hectic summer, particularly one which proved to be the best ever for Ireland in Olympic waters,” said Swim Ireland’s national performance director Jon Rudd.<\/p>\n “Irish swimming is in great shape, brimming with confidence and this is a very exciting group of athletes to take into a Championships such as this as we build towards the 50m-pool version of the event in Singapore next summer.”<\/p>\n Ireland World Short Course Championships squad:<\/b><\/p>\n Evan Bailey, Jack Cassin, Eoin Corby, Niamh Coyne, Lottie Cullen, Tom Fannon, Danielle Hill, Ellie McCartney, Max McCusker, Shane Ryan, John Shortt, Ellen Walshe, Nathan Wiffen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n