Meet Invitations

Connacht Senior Schools Championship 2023

The 2023 Connacht Senior Schools Championship takes place at the Longford Sports & Leisure Centre on Sunday 5th February 2023. This swim meet is open to swimmers registered with clubs in Swim Ireland Connacht Region and all Secondary Schools in Connacht.

Entries and payments by 5pm on Friday 20 January 2023.

Submit Secondary School information HERE
Complete once if you are entering this competition.

Submit Individual events HERE
Complete one for each swimmer.

Submit Relay events HERE
Complete one for each relay team.

DOWNLOAD FULL MEET DETAILS HERE

Meet Invitations

Connacht Minor Schools Championship 2023

The 2023 Connacht Minor Schools Championship takes place at the Leisureland, Galway on Sunday 29th January 2023. This swim meet is open to all National Schools in the Connacht.

Entries and payments by 5pm on Friday 13 January 2023.

Submit National School information HERE
Complete once if you are entering this competition.

Submit Individual events HERE
Complete one form for each swimmer you are entering.

Submit Relay events HERE
Complete one form for each relay team you are entering

DOWNLOAD FULL MEET DETAILS HERE

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!”