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.

Regional Programme

Meet our Regional Development Programme Athletes 2022

Meet our Stage One athletes

Leah Connell, Mark Cormican, Clara Doherty, Katie Kelly, Conor Lanigan, Oisin McGlue, Jane Ryan, Eoghan Rynn, Julia Warchol, Kieran Watterson and Ashley Weafer

Athlone SC, Bluefin SC, Longford SC, Shark SC and Trident SC

Meet our Stage two athletes

Cormac Rynn, Faryl Delaney, Philip Duda, Kyle Fagan, Dominic French, Killian Langton, Ethan Lourens and John Patten

Athlone SC, Bluefin SC, Galway SC, Longford SC, Sligo SC and Trident SC

Pictures from recent Connacht and Munster three-day training camp at UL

Regional Programme

Meet our Regional Skills Academy 2022

Following the successful orientation day in September, the Regional Skills Academy are looking forward to another coaching day in the Leisure Complex at Lough Lannagh, Castlebar this weekend.

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

Coach Education

Skill Clinics for Coaches: Freestyle Drill Progressions

Skills Clinics take place across Ireland during November and December 2022. These clinics are aimed at age group coaches working with athletes aged 12 & under and focus on freestyle drill progressions.

Event Details

A 90-minute session for age-group coaches led by the head coach of the host club. When you register for the clinic, you will receive an outline of our current thinking on the foundations of freestyle technique and some of the drills that can be used to support the development of a strong technical foundation. 

**Skills Clinics are free-of-charge and offer 1 CPD point on completion to all attending swim teachers and coaches.**

Registration Links

Claremorris on Friday 18 November, 17:30 to 19:00 – CLICK HERE
Longford on Sunday 20 November, 08:30 to 10:00 – CLICK HERE
Salthill, Galway on Saturday 26 November, 18:00 to 20:00 – CLICK HERE

Registration links will close 48 hours prior to the clinic start date.

Coach Education, Event

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!”

Coach Education, Event

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

Regional Programme 2022/23

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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)