Darragh McDonald

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]

Darragh McDonald

Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	13 June 1994 (1994-06-13) (age 29) Gorey, Ireland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Alma mater	University College Dublin
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Asgard Swimming Club
College team	University College Dublin
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Ireland Paralympic Games 2012 London 400 m freestyle – S6 2008 Beijing 400 m freestyle – S6 IPC World Championships 2013 Montreal 400 m freestyle – S6 2015 Glasgow 400 m freestyle – S6 IPC European Championships 2009 Reykjavik 100 m freestyle – S6 2009 Reykjavik 400 m freestyle – S6 2011 Berlin 400 m freestyle – S6

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

1. . IPC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

External links

• Darragh McDonald at the International Paralympic Committee
• at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Darragh McDonald - Montreal 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships at the International Paralympic Committee