Finn McGeever explained
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 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Finn McGeever . Olympedia . 27 July 2021.
- Web site: Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay: Results Summary . Tokyo 2020 . . 27 July 2021 . 27 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727112925/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74B_SWMM4X200MFR----------HEAT--------.pdf . dead.
- Web site: Getting to the Olympics 'the best reward' for Ballina's Finn . clareecho.ie . Clare Echo . 25 July 2021.
- Web site: Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Finn McGeever (Swimming) . irishtimes.com . Irish Times . 17 July 2021.
- Web site: History made for Finn McGeever as Olympics journey ends . clareecho.ie . Clare Echo . 27 July 2021.
- Web site: Tokyo Olympics: Ireland invited to send two men's relay teams to Games . bbc.com . BBC . 5 June 2021.
- Web site: European Aquatics Championships: Conor Ferguson advances to final as Irish relay team break national records . bbc.com . BBC . 17 May 2021.
- Web site: Hill and McGeever crush Irish swim records at trials . rte.ie . RTE . 22 April 2021.
- Web site: University of Limerick student and Team Ireland swimmer reflects on 'surreal' experience . ul.ie . University of Limerick . 13 August 2021.
- Web site: Meet the Irish Olympic team: Profile of all the athletes who will represent the country at Tokyo . independent.ie . Irish Independent . 20 July 2021.
- Web site: Going for Gold - UL Students, Staff & Alumni gearing up for Olympic Games . limerickpost.ie . Limerick Post . 23 July 2021.
- Web site: UL's 'lucky 13' directly involved in the Tokyo Olympics . limerickleader.ie . Limerick Leader . 24 July 2021.