Liam O’Connor
Availability status: Committed
University: University of Tennessee
Country: Ireland
Date of birth: 13/10/2005
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Weight: 155 lbs
Sex: Male
School: Terenure College
Graduation Year: 2024
Enrollment Year: 2025
Qualifications:
High School Grades: Art: A, PE: A, English: B, Geography: B, Home Economics: B, Maths: C, Irish: C;
SAT: Not taken yet
PERSONAL BEST TIMES
50m Breast (SC): 27.69
50m Breast (LC): 28.89
100m Breast (SC): 59.82
100m Breast (LC): 1:04.05
200m Breast (SC): 2:10.94
200m Breast (LC): 2:19.13
50m Free (SC): 24.93
50m Free (LC): 25.50
100m Free (SC): 55.40
100m Free (LC): 55.93
200m Free (LC): 2:06.69
100m IM (SC): 56.79
200m IM (SC): 2:11.62
200m IM (LC): 2:16.53
400m IM (SC): 4:47.94
50m Back (SC): 28.95
BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Swam at the 2021 Irish National Short Course Championships
Swam at the 2022 Irish Open Championships
Swam at the 2022 Dave McCullagh International Meet
Swam at the 2021 Irish Summer Nationals
1st place 2022 All Ireland Schools Championship (100m Breast SC & 200m IM SC)
Selected for the Project 2028 Team
Selected for the Provincial Schools National Competition
Selected for the Irish Regional Development Programme
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
Team-player, focused, coachable, disciplined, adaptable
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
The best memory of my athletic career was winning the junior national title in the 50m Breast in April 2022.
Goals:
My short-term goals include working on improving my technique and skills across my main strokes. My medium-term goals include selection for the Irish National Team and participating in European competitions. Longer term, I am focused on representing my club and country on the international stage.
Anything else we should know?
I love participating in a team environment. I enjoy the opportunities, process and the journey.