Swim Ireland

Swim Ireland

Association crest
Founded 1998
FINA affiliation 1998
LEN
Website www.swimireland.ie
President Mary Dunne

Swim Ireland (Irish: Cumann Snámh Éireann) is the national governing body of swimming, diving, water polo and associated aquatic disciplines on the island of Ireland with jurisdiction across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is affiliated with both LEN and FINA.[1]

Domestic Competitions

Swim Ireland runs national meets which include:

Swim Ireland works with the different regions in organising competitions such as provincial Age Group Championships as well as other graded, distance and inter-club meets. They also work with the Irish Schools Swimming Association who run the Irish Minor and Secondary Schools Championships.

The Age Group InterProvincial takes place every year at the beginning of the summer months for swimmers up to the age of 16 years. This is where teams from the 4 provinces of Ireland (Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht) compete against each other.

These competitions take place in either the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin or at University Arena, Limerick. Both pools have the compatibility to be changed into 50m and 25m.

In 2003, Swim Ireland hosted the European Short Course Championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. The event was a resounding success with a world record being broken by the Dutch in the final race, the men's 4x50m Freestyle relay.

Swim Ireland also organise The Liffey Swim which takes place in August to September annually.

Irish swimmers

Swim Ireland recently introduced a new squad structure. This begins with Club Level, then Regional Level, National Level and finally the Elite Squad.

History

Swim Ireland was created in 1998 after the Irish Amateur Swimming Association (IASA) was wound up.

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Who is Swim Ireland? from the Swim Ireland website (www.swimireland.ie); retrieved 2010-07-13.
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