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Choosing to be Remarkable!

Coaches attend performance mentoring with Wayne Goldsmith

Swim Ireland Connacht offered coaches an exciting opportunity to support their learning and get on-deck with Wayne at three workshops on the technical development of age-group athletes.

Special thanks to the athletes and coaches of the host clubs Athlone SC, Galway SC and Shark SC for “choosing to be remarkable!”


Performance Mentoring with Wayne Goldsmith this October 2022

Champion Choices: Choosing to be Remarkable

Wayne Goldsmith has influenced the coaching, thinking and teaching of some
of the world’s leading athletes, coaches and teams.

This October, Swim Ireland Connacht are offering coaches an exciting opportunity to support their learning and get on-deck with Wayne at three workshops on the technical development of age-group athletes.


Success is a choice. It’s about choosing to do things every day that will help you to be all you can be. In our CHAMPION CHOICES swim clinics coaches will learn how the little things we do in every training session – and in every set – and on every lap – take athletes a step closer to realising their potential. Each session will focus on the integration of the mind and the body in training and racing, and teach athletes how to achieve their swimming goals – sooner.

  • Three LIVE workshops in Athlone and Galway
  • 12 group consultations with Wayne on Zoom
  • 12 months access to WG Coaching Academy courses, worth over €500
  • 2 CPD points for every workshop attended

Monday 24 October

Athlone Regional Sports Centre,
17:50 to 19:20
DEVELOP CHAMPION SKILLS 
“Every dive is a race dive, every turn is a race turn, every finish is a race finish – train the way you want to race”

Tuesday 25 October

Kingfisher, University of Galway,
17:30 to 19:00
RACE LIKE A CHAMPION 
“Mastering racing means mastering yourself”

Wednesday 26 October

Leisureland, Salthill, Galway,
06:00 to 07:30
TRAIN LIKE A CHAMPION  
“Don’t count the laps – make every lap count”

Cost: €40 per workshop; €100 for all three
CLICK HERE TO BOOK

WG Coaching Academy online courses: https://courses.wgcoaching.com/

Regional Programme 2022/23

Connacht Skills Academy 22/23

Alicia Duignan (Trident SC), Amelie Henson (Athlone SC), Anna Considine (Laser SC), Ciara Mooney (Tuam SC), Cillian Leonard (Longford SC), Dara Breathnach (Shark SC), Darach Higgins (Claremorris SC), Darragh Flanagan (Athlone SC), Darragh Kelly (Shark SC), Elizabeth Patten (Galway SC), Ellen Holland (Galway SC), Emma Mooney (Athlone SC), Eoin Connery (Shark SC), Fia O Donnell (Shark SC), Fiachra Redington (Athlone SC), Gearoid Tuohy (County Sligo SC), Harry Lowe (Athlone SC), Helena Griffiths-Maher (County Sligo SC), Isabelle Mooney (Shark SC), Izabella Lehany Mc Goldrick (County Sligo SC), Jake Noone (County Sligo SC), Joseph Monaghan (Shark SC), Jun Hwang (Comans SC), Killian Banks (Shark SC), Kirstin So (Athlone SC), Luke Kenny (Galway SC), Mark Conroy (Ballina Dolphins SC), Meadbh Burke (Claremorris SC), Miya Mulvey (Trident SC), Neysa Connolly (Galway SC), Padraig O’Neill (Athlone SC), Preston Geng (Shark SC), Ruaidhrí Conroy (Galway SC), Sarah Connaughton (Shark SC) and Scott Duda (Longford SC)

Connacht Development Programme (Stage 1) 22/23

Ashley Weafer (Longford SC), Clara Doherty (Carrick Fins SC), Conor Lanigan (Trident SC), Eoghan Rynn (Trident SC), Jane Ryan (Athlone SC), Julia Warchol  (Longford SC), Katie Kelly (Shark SC), Kieran Watterson (Bluefin SC), Leah Connell (Athlone SC), Mark Cormican (Bluefin SC), Oisin McGlue (Bluefin SC)

Connacht Development Programme (Stage 2) 22/23

Cormac Rynn (Trident SC), Dominic French (County Sligo SC), Ethan Lourens (Bluefin SC), Faryl Delaney (Longford SC), John Patten (Galway SC), Killian Langton (County Sligo SC), Kyle Fagan (Athlone SC), Niamh Kennedy (Galway SC)

REGISTRATION for PRE-SEASON SKILL CAMPS 2022

Swim Connacht’s three-day Pre-Season Skill Camps for club members take place across the region this August. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

To book, select and complete one camp registration via the links below. Payment details are sent directly on submission of form. Places are only guaranteed on receipt of fees. No refunds on cancellations within 7 days of camp start date.

Junior Camps – for swimmers born 2010 to 2012
Intermediate Camps  for swimmers born 2007 to 2009

Sligo: Tuesday 9th to Thursday 11th August
Regional Sports Complex, 10am to 11:30am
Junior Camp: https://forms.gle/toX6ZLB4PiHoHjY29
Intermediate Camp: https://forms.gle/toX6ZLB4PiHoHjY29
Limited to 25 swimmers. Cost: €45

Castlebar: Tuesday 9th to Thursday 11th August
Leisure Complex at Lough Lannagh, 
12noon to 1pm (S&C) and 1:15pm to 2:45pm (pool)

Intermediate Camp: https://forms.gle/zpdQ82kkR9wRVWDr5
Limited to 25 swimmers. Cost: €50

Claremorris: Tuesday 9th to Thursday 11th August 
Claremorris Leisure Centre, 
4pm to 4:45pm (S&C) and 5pm to 6:30pm (pool)

Junior Camp: https://forms.gle/1xky7zUuN9jmoUah9
Limited to 18 swimmers. Cost: €50

Galway: Tuesday 16th to Thursday 17th August 
Kingfisher Club, Renmore, Junior Camp 2:15pm to 3:45pm 
and Intermediate Camp 4pm to 5:30pm

Junior Camp: **FULL**
Intermediate Camp: **FULL**
Limited to 18 swimmers. Cost: €45

Carrick-on-Shannon: Tuesday 23rd to Thursday 25th August 
Aura Leisure Centre Leitrim, 12 to 1:30pm
Junior Camp: https://forms.gle/oJfPKdZrNFABrTbK9
Intermediate Camp: https://forms.gle/oJfPKdZrNFABrTbK9
Limited to 25 swimmers. Cost: €45.

Longford: Tuesday 23rd to Thursday 25th August 
Coral Leisure, Junior Camp 10:30am to 12pm 
and Intermediate Camp 3pm to 4:30pm

Junior Camp: **FULL**
Intermediate Camp: https://forms.gle/xfqxo2MpSkgLBWWG9
Limited to 20 swimmers. Cost: €45

For more information, contact Helen at helengunning@swimireland.ie

REGISTRATION OPENS FOR THE CONNACHT REGION ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2022

Registration is now open for the Swim Ireland Connacht Region Annual Conference 2022, which takes place online next Thursday 17th February at 7:30pm.

Attendees must register before 5pm on Wednesday 16th February 2022. You will be asked to provide your name, club, and to indicate if you are a voting delegate.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with joining instructions.

The Conference is open to all club members to attend. 
Details have been sent to club secretaries by email.