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Please see below details of the Leinster ARC. Details have been emailed to all Club Secretaries. Date: Thursday 26th February, 2026 Time: 7.00pm via Zoom. Clubs, please ensure this email and attachments are issued to all your club members. All club members can attend, but only two registered delegates per club have voting rights. Procedural matters will follow Swim Ireland Standing Orders. Leinster Management Committee Vacancies: We are seeking nominations for the role of Leinster Treasurer. Leinster Competitions Committee Vacancies : We are seeking 9 volunteers to assist with the...
Irish Minor Schools Meet Information pack now available on Swim Ireland website. https://swimireland.ie/irish-minor-schools-championships/?privacy=updated The Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre will play host to the 2026 Irish Minor Schools Championships (25m). The event will take place on Sunday, 29th of March.
Our Regional Programme supports athletes across three levels: Skills Academy, Stage 1 and Stage 2, providing training days, camps and competition opportunities alongside expert support in S&C, nutrition and psychology. Thank you to our regional coaches for their ongoing support, and to the parents for their commitment to the programme, including covering POD duties. A special thank you to our resident TM Julie for all her support—and for keeping everyone fuelled with her famous cookies and flapjacks! It’s a pleasure to work with such a talented and dedicated group of...
*UPDATED* Feb 2026 For any queries regarding the calendar please contact Ger at [email protected] Feb '26 update: Please see an updated Gala Schedule for the remainder of the season. A summary of the changes as follows: Glenalbyn SC and Tallaght SC, with the support of Leinster Region, will run a Distance Time Trial event in Tallaght pool on Sunday April 19th. This is aimed primarily at the younger (12-14) and slower swimmers who cannot get lanes for distance swimming in other galas. As a consequence, ESB SC are moving their...
The Leinster region would like to welcome Helen Kennedy as the new Regional Pathway Development Coach. Helen succeeds Mark Lappin, who stepped down from the role in April and she is a highly respected figure within the Irish swimming community. She joins us from Trident Swimming Club and has made significant voluntary contributions in the Connacht Region, serving as Chairperson of the Connacht Regional Coaching Advisory Group and supported the delivery of the Regional Programme With a strong coaching background in both swimming and gymnastics, Helen brings a wealth of...
We asked for feedback from you regarding the Regional Championships that we ran in collaboration with the Connacht region. We thank everybody who filled in the survey and wish to share the results with you all. Please click on the link below to view the collated results. Leinster & Connacht Regional Championship Feedback It was great to see the input we received and we value the comments and opinions that were shared with us.
We are pleased to annouce our Regional Representatives at the National Inter-Pro competition. The following swimmers will not only represent Leinster, but also their schools. Congratulations to all the swimmers and well done!
I am pleased to inform you that the Swim Ireland Leinster Annual Regional Conference will take place on Wednesday 12th February 2025 at 7.00pm via Zoom. Zoom Meeting details will be issued in due course. This is an important date in the Leinster calendar and all club members are welcome and encouraged to attend, but only two delegates per club are permitted to vote. Please find attached to the event details on Gala & Events tab on the website the Notification to Clubs, which includes details of the current Regional...
Sunday saw copious amounts of primary school children descend upon the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. It was the day for young swimmers to represent their schools in the annual Leinster Minor Schools competition. It was a day of fantastic swimming, with numerous personal bests achieved, and with smiles all round children posed with medals and hats with our special guest of the day, Olympian Ellen Walshe. Not only were the smiles for the medals and getting to meet an inspirational hero like Ellen, but also for the several qualification...
We have organised a Webinar with the experts from Sports Engine (Team Unify) for all clubs within the region. The Webinar is aimed at Gala Secretaries and Coaches to assist you in getting the most from your software package. With hints, tips and information from the experts, this is a great opportunity to have all the tools explained and any advice on how to make the software work for you and your club. To register interest for this free event, please email [email protected]