Finn McGeever

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]

Finn McGeever
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (2000-10-20) 20 October 2000
Home townBallina, County Tipperary
Sport
CountryIreland
SportSwimming

He and his teammates became the first ever Irish quartet to compete in the 4x200m 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
  1. "Finn McGeever". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "Getting to the Olympics 'the best reward' for Ballina's Finn". clareecho.ie. Clare Echo. 25 July 2021.
  4. "Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Finn McGeever (Swimming)". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 17 July 2021.
  5. "History made for Finn McGeever as Olympics journey ends". clareecho.ie. Clare Echo. 27 July 2021.
  6. "Tokyo Olympics: Ireland invited to send two men's relay teams to Games". bbc.com. BBC. 5 June 2021.
  7. "European Aquatics Championships: Conor Ferguson advances to final as Irish relay team break national records". bbc.com. BBC. 17 May 2021.
  8. "Hill and McGeever crush Irish swim records at trials". rte.ie. RTE. 22 April 2021.
  9. "University of Limerick student and Team Ireland swimmer reflects on 'surreal' experience". ul.ie. University of Limerick. 13 August 2021.
  10. "Meet the Irish Olympic team: Profile of all the athletes who will represent the country at Tokyo". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 20 July 2021.
  11. "Going for Gold - UL Students, Staff & Alumni gearing up for Olympic Games". limerickpost.ie. Limerick Post. 23 July 2021.
  12. "UL's 'lucky 13' directly involved in the Tokyo Olympics". limerickleader.ie. Limerick Leader. 24 July 2021.
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