{"id":460547,"date":"2021-01-26T06:59:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T13:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=460547"},"modified":"2021-01-26T18:30:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T01:30:30","slug":"ryan-and-greene-pre-selected-for-tokyo-as-swim-ireland-revises-olympic-qualification-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-and-greene-pre-selected-for-tokyo-as-swim-ireland-revises-olympic-qualification-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland’s Shane Ryan And Darragh Greene Pre-Selected For Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"

European 50m backstroke bronze medallist Shane Ryan<\/strong> and triple national record holder Darragh Greene<\/strong> have been pre-selected by Swim Ireland<\/strong> for Tokyo<\/strong> after the Olympic nomination policy was revised in light of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

The pair will now be nominated to the Olympic Federation of Ireland<\/strong> who will confirm the selections after they achieved the FINA ‘A’ time which serves as the Olympic qualification standard.<\/p>\n

Ryan went 53.73 in the 100 back at the 2019 Irish Open, a national record and within the time required to book a spot – confirmation pending – for his second Olympics after competing at Rio 2016 where he reached the semis of the 100 back.<\/p>\n

Greene – who holds the Irish breaststroke records from 50-200m – went 59.82 over 100br at the 2019 worlds in Gwangju, months after stopping the clock at 2:10.05 in the 200 at the Irish Open with both times inside the cut.<\/p>\n

The pair responded by posting to social media:<\/p>\n

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Absolutely delighted to be nominated for my second summer Olympic Games for Ireland. It is such a great honor to be selected. Thank you to everyone who has sacrificed and helped me achieve my life dream. pic.twitter.com\/UGB9tfeYlc<\/a><\/p>\n
— Shane Ryan OLY (@shaneryanOLY) January 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n