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A teenage boy has died in a swimming tragedy in Cork.

Ivan Chittenden from Toronto in Canada and Brendan Wall from Solihull in England died in separate medical emergencies during the event

Two separate inquiries have been signalled into the deaths of two competitors during an Ironman competition in Cork on Sunday as Finance Minister Michael McGrath said it was “clear conditions were particularly challenging in the water”.

The deaths of two athletes during an Ironman competition in Cork are believed to be linked to underlying medical conditions that had no connection with the event.

Two separate inquiries have been signalled into the deaths of two competitors during an Ironman competition in Cork on Sunday as Finance Minister Michael McGrath said it was “clear conditions were particularly challenging in the water”.

The deaths of two athletes during an Ironman competition in Cork are believed to be linked to underlying medical conditions that had no connection with the event.

The men had been taking part in the swim portion of the event when they separately got into difficulties.

Two separate inquiries have been signalled into the deaths of two competitors during an Ironman competition in Cork on Sunday as Finance Minister Michael McGrath said it was “clear conditions were particularly challenging in the water”.

Both men were removed from the water by emergency services and were pronounced dead by medical personnel.

Both men were removed from the water by emergency services and were pronounced dead by medical personnel.