The Swim Ireland Transgender and Non-Binary Participation and Competition Policy and supporting documentation have now been published and issued to clubs.
This policy will be implemented for the new season in September, and the Clubs and Competitions team will be in contact in due course to arrange implementation sessions with clubs and competition personnel in advance.
Congratulations to the Connacht Regional Skills Academy who competed yesterday at the Skills Academy Inter-Provincial Meet 2024 in Dublin.
Following the racing, the athletes enjoyed a ‘meet and greet’ with former member of the Skills Academy programme, Róisín Ní Ríain – World Para Swimming World Champion, double World Para Swimming European Champion and World Record holder!
The team then went on to enjoy the finals of the Irish Open Championships and Olympic Trials.
Thank you to our wonderful volunteer team staff and officials… Noel Barrett, Elaine Walsh Lally, Sara Lannon and Paul McGoldrick and Rick Geraghty. Well done everyone!
Junior Connacht Champions (aged 12 years old) Age Group Connacht Champions (aged 13-14 years old) Youth Connacht Champion (aged 15-16 years old) Senior Connacht Champions (aged 17 and over)
Junior Connacht Champion: Ava Kiernan, Coman’s SC Age Group Connacht Champion: Helena Griffiths-Maher, County Sligo SC Youth Connacht Champion: Naoise Ramsey, Claremorris SC Senior Connacht Champion: Ella McKeon, Trident SC
Men’s 200m Butterfly Champions
Age Group Connacht Champion: Joe Donohoe, Longford SC Youth Connacht Champion: Tomas Burke, Claremorris SC Senior Connacht Champion: Alexis Giannakopoulos, Longford SC
The region are looking forward to the Connacht Age Group and Senior Long Course Championships 2024 which takes place at UL Sport Arena, Limerick from Friday 26 April to Sunday 28 April 2024.
Warm Up Protocols All Warmups are mixed. Sprints: last 15 minutes Pace: lanes 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 Dives: Start and turn-ends in lanes 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 to 20 meters Back starts: Turn-end in lanes 1 – 2
Live updates, including finalists and results, will be posted in our admin-only WhatsApp Group throughout the Connacht Age Group and Senior LC Championships 2024. Please note, all event attendees, coaches and team managers are invited to join, however under 18’s are not permitted.
This Clinic Focusses on drills and progressions to develop an effective start and adapt to the characteristics of each swimmer.
This 90-minute clinic is aimed at age-group coaches working with athletes aged 12 and under, and focusses on Track Starts. When you register for the clinic, you will receive an outline of the current thinking of the foundations of the track start and some of the drills that can be used to support development.
The clinic starts with a conversation on this information which coaches should read in advance to discuss. The session continues on-deck, observing the pool session and the application of the drills. Coaches should arrive on time for the session.
A CPD point will be credited to Swim Ireland profiles on completion of the clinic.
Registration Links
Open to all club coaches, registration will close 48 hours prior to the clinic start date. Host club coaches can enrol free-of-charge, but must register through the links below.
GALWAY: Wednesday 17 April 2024, 1745 to 1915 – CLICK HERE led by Helen Gunning, RPDC
CLAREMORRIS: Monday 22 April 2024, 1700 to 1830 – CLICK HERE led by head coach Yvonne Morris, Claremorris Swimming Club
ROSCOMMON: Saturday 11 May 2024, 0730 to 0900 – CLICK HERE led by head coach Deirdre Lavin, Comans Swimming Club
The Longford Castlebar L3 Club Invitational is a licensed level three short course competition, taking place in Longford on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May 2024 and in Castlebar on Sunday 12 May 2024.
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