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'''Aisling Margaret Cooney''' (born July 27, 1990) is an Irish swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Aisling Cooney|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/aisling-cooney-1.html|27 November 2012}}</ref> She represented her nation [[Ireland]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], and has currently owned two Irish national records in both the 50 and 100 m backstroke.<ref>{{cite news|title=Irish Long Course Nationals: Hannah Miley Keeps Winning, Andrew Meegan Wins Barnburner|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/irish-long-course-nationals-hannah-miley-keeps-winning-andrew-meegan-wins-barnburner/|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=30 April 2010|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref> Cooney also trained for ESB Swimming Club in [[Dublin]] under the tutelage of head coach Bill McCarthy.<ref name=cooney-OLY>{{cite news|last=O'Driscoll|first=Mark|title=Swimming: Rising star Cooney aims for Olympic qualification|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/swimming-rising-star-cooney-aims-for-olympic-qualification-1367132.html|publisher=[[Irish Independent]]|date=5 May 2008|accessdate=27 November 2012}}</ref> |
'''Aisling Margaret Cooney''' (born July 27, 1990) is an Irish swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Aisling Cooney|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/aisling-cooney-1.html|27 November 2012}}</ref> She represented her nation [[Ireland]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], and has currently owned two Irish national records in both the 50 and 100 m backstroke.<ref>{{cite news|title=Irish Long Course Nationals: Hannah Miley Keeps Winning, Andrew Meegan Wins Barnburner|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/irish-long-course-nationals-hannah-miley-keeps-winning-andrew-meegan-wins-barnburner/|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=30 April 2010|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref> Cooney also trained for ESB Swimming Club in [[Dublin]] under the tutelage of head coach Bill McCarthy.<ref name=cooney-OLY>{{cite news|last=O'Driscoll|first=Mark|title=Swimming: Rising star Cooney aims for Olympic qualification|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/swimming-rising-star-cooney-aims-for-olympic-qualification-1367132.html|publisher=[[Irish Independent]]|date=5 May 2008|accessdate=27 November 2012}}</ref> |
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Cooney competed, as a 17-year-old teen, for the Irish team in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke|women's 100 m backstroke]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]. She smashed a national record of 1:02.24 for a blazing top finish at the Irish Long Course Championships three months earlier in [[Dublin]], just half a second away from the FINA A-cut (1:01.70).<ref name=cooney-OLY/><ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 100m Backstroke|url=http://magazines.swimmingworld.com:9997/SPIPDF/080508olyscutsheet.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|page=62|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref> Swimming on the outside lane in heat four, Cooney touched behind the leader [[Julia Wilkinson]] of Canada at the halfway turn, but faded down the stretch to round out the field in dead-last with a hapless 1:02.50. Cooney failed to advance to the semifinals, as she finished thirty-first overall out of 49 swimmers in the prelims.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming: Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 4|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW041900/index.html|work=[[Beijing 2008]]|publisher=[[NBC Olympics]]|accessdate=27 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=O'Riordan|first=Ian|title=Cooney positive in defeat|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cooney-positive-in-defeat-1.928699|publisher=[[The Irish Times]]|date=11 August 2008|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref> |
Cooney competed, as a 17-year-old teen, for the Irish team in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke|women's 100 m backstroke]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]. She smashed a national record of 1:02.24 for a blazing top finish at the Irish Long Course Championships three months earlier in [[Dublin]], just half a second away from the FINA A-cut (1:01.70).<ref name=cooney-OLY/><ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 100m Backstroke|url=http://magazines.swimmingworld.com:9997/SPIPDF/080508olyscutsheet.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|page=62|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref> Swimming on the outside lane in heat four, Cooney touched behind the leader [[Julia Wilkinson]] of Canada at the halfway turn, but faded down the stretch to round out the field in dead-last with a hapless 1:02.50. Cooney failed to advance to the semifinals, as she finished thirty-first overall out of 49 swimmers in the prelims.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming: Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 4 |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW041900/index.html |work=[[Beijing 2008]] |publisher=[[NBC Olympics]] |accessdate=27 November 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821032355/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW041900/index.html |archivedate=21 August 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=O'Riordan|first=Ian|title=Cooney positive in defeat|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cooney-positive-in-defeat-1.928699|publisher=[[The Irish Times]]|date=11 August 2008|accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:41, 28 June 2017
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Aisling Margaret Cooney |
| National team |  Ireland |
| Born | 27 July 1990 Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
| College team | ESB Swimming Club |
| Coach | Bill McCarthy |
Aisling Margaret Cooney (born July 27, 1990) is an Irish swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] She represented her nation Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has currently owned two Irish national records in both the 50 and 100 m backstroke.[2] Cooney also trained for ESB Swimming Club in Dublin under the tutelage of head coach Bill McCarthy.[3]
Cooney competed, as a 17-year-old teen, for the Irish team in the women's 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She smashed a national record of 1:02.24 for a blazing top finish at the Irish Long Course Championships three months earlier in Dublin, just half a second away from the FINA A-cut (1:01.70).[3][4] Swimming on the outside lane in heat four, Cooney touched behind the leader Julia Wilkinson of Canada at the halfway turn, but faded down the stretch to round out the field in dead-last with a hapless 1:02.50. Cooney failed to advance to the semifinals, as she finished thirty-first overall out of 49 swimmers in the prelims.[5][6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aisling Cooney". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Irish Long Course Nationals: Hannah Miley Keeps Winning, Andrew Meegan Wins Barnburner". Swimming World Magazine. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ a b O'Driscoll, Mark (5 May 2008). "Swimming: Rising star Cooney aims for Olympic qualification". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 100m Backstroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 62. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming: Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ O'Riordan, Ian (11 August 2008). "Cooney positive in defeat". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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