Category Archives: Squad Training

Regional Programme, Squad Training

Regional Programme Halloween Training Camp 2024

The three-day Halloween training camp for Regional Development Programme Stage 2 and Regional Pathway Programme took place over the October Bank Holiday weekend in Limerick.

Joined by Munster athletes, we enjoyed a full weekend with four pool sessions of technical work and video analysis, swim-specific strength and conditioning, and two workshops on sports psychology and sports nutrition.

Working with the team were S&C Coach, Ronan Costelloe; Sports Psychologist, Kate O’Farrell and Sports Nutritionist, Joanne Shaughnessy.

Huge thanks to all the home programme coaches and team managers involved.

Squad Training, Swim Ireland

Connacht SwimQuest Programme 2024

Following August’s SwimQuest Pre-Season Skill Camps, the Connacht SwimQuest Programme will be introduced across the region over the course of the season.

Starting in Galway, the aim of the programme is to support athletes in exploring and developing the fundamental skills that can help improve performance.

Managed by Regional Pathway Development Coaches, the programme is is supplementary to the athlete’s home club training.

Galway Programme
Kingfisher Club, Renmore
from 1100 to 1230

Sunday 15 September
Sunday 22 September
Sunday 6 October
Sunday 20 October
Sunday 10 November
Sunday 17 November
Sunday 8 December
Sunday 15 December

Open to Swim Ireland members born 2012 to 2014.
Limited to 18 swimmers.
Cost €65

Register for the programme through the athlete Swim Ireland Membership profile, following this LINK

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

Squad Training

Athlete Support Programme 2022/23

Connacht’s fastest athletes were put through their paces on Saturday 19 November in Longford.

Athletes from Athlone SC, Bluefin SC, Carrick Fins SC, Galway SC, Longford SC, Shark SC, County Sligo SC and Trident SC have accepted their places on the Athlete Support Programme (ASP) 2022/23.

Run by Connacht’s Regional Pathway Development Coach, the aim of the ASP is to provide focussed peer-training opportunities that are supplementary to club sessions. 

The criteria for selection includes athletes on both the National and Regional Programmes, but also athletes with qualification times within 3% of the Regional Programme standard.

Congratulations to Aleksandr McAleer, Ashley Weafer, Clara Doherty, Conor Lanigan, Cormac Rynn, Darragh Rusk, Dominic French, Eoghan Rynn, Ethan Lourens, Faryl Delaney, Grace Quinn, Julia Warchol, Katie Kelly, Kieran Watterson, Killian Langton, Kyle Kelly, Mark Cormican, Niamh Connery, Niamh Kennedy, Oisin McGlue, Olivia Currie, Philip Duda and Tom O’Rourke.

The region is incredibly grateful to Longford Sports & Leisure Centre for generously donating four pool sessions to support this initiative.