*UPDATED* Jan 2026 The Leinster Gala Calendar has been announced for the 2025/2026 Season! For any queries regarding the calendar please contact Ger at [email protected]

**UPDATE: PLEASE NOTE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS STRICTLY THIS FRIDAY, 09/01/26 AT 11pm. **ENTRIES VIA www.fastwave.ie -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *For full details, go to the Gala Section of the website* Swim Ireland Leinster Minor Schools Championships 2026 Dear School, Swim Leinster is delighted to confirm that the Leinster Minor Schools Gala will take place on Sunday, January 18th, 2026. This competition is open to both Swimming Club members and Non-club swimmers who are aged 9yrs and 12yrs age on 31st August 2026*. (*swimmers aged 8yrs on 31st Aug 2026 are too...

Swim Leinster is delighted to confirm that the Leinster Minor Schools Gala will take place on Sunday, January 18th, 2026. Full details, entry criteria, meet conditions, etc. will be published in the coming days. *Please note deadline for entries is strictly 11pm, January 9th, 2026*

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]

On Wednesday 15th January at 19.30 our 2nd Regional Forum will take place. This Forum will take place over teams and will focus on Child Protection Issues and be delivered by Fionnuals O'Neill our Regional Children's Officer. This is open to all clubs in the region, with a maximum of 2 committee members per club invited to attend. To receive the meeting information including the link please email [email protected] Please note only official club email address may be used. Looking forward to spending an informative evening with you.