Darragh McDonald
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Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 13 June 1994 Gorey, Ireland | (age 30)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Asgard Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Darragh McDonald (born 13 June 1994) is a retired Irish swimmer. He competed in the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in the 400m Freestyle. He also competed in the 2012 London Paralympic Games finishing first in the 400m Freestyle. He also held the title of world champion after winning the gold medal swim in the 2013 World Championships in Montreal.[1]
McDonald retired from competitive sport in October 2015 after considerable conflict with the Irish Sports Council and Paralympics Ireland.
After graduating from University College Dublin with a degree in commerce, McDonald joined KPMG as a tax trainee in the Irish Office based in Dublin.
References
[edit]- ^ "McDonald, Darragh". IPC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
External links
[edit]- Darragh McDonald at the International Paralympic Committee
- Darragh McDonald at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Darragh McDonald at Paralympics Ireland (archived)
- Darragh McDonald - Montreal 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships at the International Paralympic Committee
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- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from County Wexford
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- S6-classified para swimmers
- People from Gorey
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