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Swimmer with strong Laois links sets new national record

Olympian Shane Ryan – a man with strong Portarlington connections – set a new Irish record at the Irish Open swimming championship in the 100m freestyle in Abbotstown on Thursday. Ryan, who grew up in Philadelphia after his father Thomas emigrated from Ireland in the 1980s, represented Ireland in the 2016 Olympics. And he was…