{"id":133153,"date":"2015-05-01T14:50:57","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T21:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=133153"},"modified":"2015-07-28T14:02:18","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T21:02:18","slug":"photo-gallery-irish-open-day-1-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/photo-gallery-irish-open-day-1-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery: Irish Open, Day 1 Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Visit our <a href=http:\/\/tv.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/events\/2015-ncsa-team-ireland-trip target=_blank>2015 Irish Open<\/a> event landing page for video interviews and on-demand race footage from Dublin!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>We present this photo gallery from the deck of the Irish Open at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. Sportsfile&#8217;s Stephen McCarthy, in collaboration with Swim Ireland, took these amazing photos of Irish, American and Danish swimmers on Thursday during finals.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the top names in these photos include Ross Palazzo, Alex Murphy, Alexis Wenger, Grainne Murphy, Bethany Carson and Alex Lebed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-133153-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/irish-open-swimmers-e1432160697865-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133119&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;irish-open-generic-swim&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Grainne Murphy, New Ross, competes during the heats of the women\\u0026#039;s 200m freestyle event. 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships, National Aquatic Centre, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/2015-irish-open-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133120&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;irish-open-generic&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Competitors during the heats of the women\\u0026#039;s 100m freestyle event. 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships, National Aquatic Centre, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/alexander-martin-backstroke-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133121&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;alexander-martin&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Alexander Martin, USA, competes during the heats of the men\\u0026#039;s 100m backstroke event. 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships, National Aquatic Centre, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/alexis-wenger-2-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133122&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;alexis-wenger1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Alexis Wenger, NCSA, competes in his semi-final of the men\\u0026#039;s 50m breaststroke event during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/alexis-wenger-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133123&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;alexis-wenger&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Alexis Wenger, NCSA, competes in his semi-final of the men\\u0026#039;s 50m breaststroke event during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. 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Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/alex-murphy-2-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;alex-murphy1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Brendan Murphy, UCD, after winning the men\\u0026#039;s 50m breaststroke final, in a time of 27.56, and qualified for the World Swimming Championship, during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/alex-murphy-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133126&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;alex-murphy&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Alex Murphy, UCD, competes in his semi-final of the men\\u0026#039;s 50m breaststroke event during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/antoinette-neamt-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133127&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;antoinette-neamt&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Antoinette Neamt, Tallaght, competes in the final of the women\\u0026#039;s 800m freestyle event during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/bethany-carson-2-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133128&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;bethany-carson1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Bethany Carson, Lisburn, competes during the heats of the women\\u0026#039;s 200m freesytle event. 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships, National Aquatic Centre, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/bethany-carson-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133129&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;bethany-carson&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Bethany Carson, Lisburn, competes during the heats of the women\\u0026#039;s 200m freesytle event. 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships, National Aquatic Centre, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/brendan-hyland-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133130&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;brendan-hyland&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Brendan Hyland, Tallaght, on his way to winning the final of the men\\u0026#039;s 200m butterfly event during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/brian-osullivan-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133131&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;brian-osullivan1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Brian O\\u0026#039;Sullivan, NAC, competes in his semi-final of the men\\u0026#039;s 100m backstroke event during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/brian-osullivan-backstroke-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133132&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;brian-osullivan&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Brian O\\u0026#039;Sullivan, NAC, competes in his semi-final of the men\\u0026#039;s 100m backstroke event during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/clodagh-flood-butterfly-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133133&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;clodagh-flood2&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Clodagh Flood, Tallaght, competes in the heats of the women\\u0026#039;s 200m butterfly event. 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships, National Aquatic Centre, Dublin. 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Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/evie-pfeifer-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133135&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;evie-pfeifer&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Evie Pfeifer, NCSA, on her way to winning the \\u0026#039;B\\u0026#039; final of the women\\u0026#039;s 200m freestyle event during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/frans-johannessen-2-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133136&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;frans-johannessen1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Frans Johannessen, Denmark, on his way to winning the final of the men\\u0026#039;s 200m freestyle event during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Stephen McCarthy \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/frans-johannessen-700x500.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;133137&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;frans-johannessen&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;30 April 2015; Frans Johannessen, Denmark, celebrates winning the final of the men\\u0026#039;s 200m freestyle event during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. 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