Bethany Carson
Women in Sport Manager, Sport Ireland,
Bethany Carson is the Women in Sport Manager at Sport Ireland, tasked with promoting women and girls’ involvement in sport from participation to leadership to high performance. Bethany is passionate about providing equal opportunities to women and girls in sport to achieve their full potential, while enjoying a lifelong involvement in sport! Bethany is a former Irish International Swimmer, former Irish record holder and finalist at multiple European Championships, World University Games and the Commonwealth Games. Bethany was also Assistant Swim Coach at the National Centre, Dublin from 2017 to 2021, contributing to the national performance system at events like the 2019 European SC Championships. Prior to becoming Women in Sport Manager at Sport Ireland, Bethany spent six years working at Swim Ireland as Women in Sport Lead, leading out on all WIS programmes, initiatives and events from grass roots up to performance level.