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Nocher secures place in Olympics

Melanie Nocher
Melanie Nocher is the Irish record holder at 200m backstroke

Belfast swimmer Melanie Nocher has been selected to compete for Ireland at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Nocher and Aisling Cooney failed to achieve the 'A' standard time to qualify for Beijing.

However, both youngsters gained the 'B' time and were recommended by Swim Ireland to compete in the Olympics.

Nocher regained the Irish women's 200m backstroke record in a time of 2:13.84 when she took victory in the Dutch National Championships last month.




see also
Nocher sets new national record
06 Jun 08 |  Swimming
Nocher misses out on final place
20 Mar 08 |  Swimming
Nocher narrowly misses final spot
18 Mar 08 |  Swimming
Nocher breaks De Bruin Irish mark
18 Feb 08 |  Swimming
Team GB for Beijing
29 Nov 07 |  Team GB
Swimming on the BBC
02 Oct 07 |  Swimming

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