Thursday 19 March, 2026
The Armagh 23-year-old compared himself to Simone Biles this morning.
Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle captured Ireland’s fourth medal at the Paris Olympic Games.
The Dublin woman says she does not want to be defined by sport – but to have fun while doing it and be known as a good person.
“I’ve done everything I could out there, left it all out on the court,” Nguyen told The 42 in Paris.
She touched the wall. One hundredth of a second later, the fourth-placed competitors did.
It is the first medal in Olympic swimming for Ireland in 28 years.
After withdrawing from competition in Tokyo three years ago, the US gymnast said she was battling mental blocks while performing.
