Welcome to the Leinster Swimming website for the 2009/2010 season! Our aim is to give information on all aspects of swimming in Leinster. Watch the Latest News section on the right for the very latest information on upcoming galas and new items added to the site.

Leinster AGM
The AGM of the Leinster Region of Swim Ireland will take place on Tue 9 Mar at 8.00pm in Sports HQ.
Click here for the Agenda for the AGM. As you can see it will be an extremely busy and informative AGM. Peter Banks, National High Performance Director will be in attendance as will Kate Hills and Trish Mahon. There are proposed changes to the M&As of Swim Ireland to be discussed and also some changes to the Leinster operating procedure. This is the forum for clubs to air their viewpoints. We would urge all clubs to send at least one representative, not just competitive swimming clubs but also diving, waterpolo, masters, open sea etc.

Also attached is a draft operating procedure for Leinster for the which the board will seek approval. There are some clarifications and slight changes from the previous operating procedure and these are highlighted in red. Attached also is a summary of proposed changes to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Swim Ireland which will be presented at the AGM by representatives of the Swim Ireland Board.All club secretaries should ensure that their committees receive copies.

Note from Leinster Chairperson - Paul Doogue
Hi all,
It's that time of the year again, and you are all well settled in now, I hope.
As you can see , we have a Leinster Sectary in place - Mary Mc Marrow - who has been working hard since she took over. Also Gerald Fleming, who is now Leinster Gala Secretary, also working hard, so I ask that you all please send your representatives to the workshop that Gerald is so kindly running. Also we look for your support for all our Galas starting with the Graded Gala on the 25th of October. I thank all Board Members who give up their time to try and make Leinster swimming run as smoothly as possible.
Leinster Chairperson,
Paul Doogue.

NUI Maynooth win the Irish Swimming Varsity Championships 2009
NUI Maynooth won the Irish Swimming Varsity Championships, held in Dublin over the last weekend in November. It was NUIM’s second overall win in three years and their third consecutive win in the Men’s event. Click here for a full report.

The Open Sea Committee have their own page on the Leinster Website - Check it out!
Making Galas Happen...


To enable Leinster to run these events we require the co-operation of all Clubs and the support of many individuals.

Your Competition’s Committee wants to ensure a safe, enjoyable and efficient season of Galas for its swimmers. To do that we have introduced some new Directives as follows: -

Team Manager
There must be a Team Manager in attendance with every team. The Team Manager’s name, along with gala officials must be submitted with gala entries. Failure to do so will result in entries being returned. Swimmers may not compete if there is no Team Manager available.

Quota System
The Quota System regarding gala officials will continue to operate. Each club must provide a quota of officials per swims for each gala. This quota will be set once the entries have been received, and clubs will be notified. Failure to provide officials will mean swimmers being excluded from that session.

Timekeepers
In keeping with our aim to provide the best facilities for our swimmers, we would ask designated timekeepers to wear a white polo top, navy bottoms and suitable poolside footwear.

If a Club has Hy-tec Team Manager Programme, please submit entries by e-mail. We would encourage all Clubs to invest in this programme for ease of organization.

LEINSTER needs YOU …
Would you like to get involved officiating at galas? If so, please complete the attached form and return to Brian Murphy, Chairperson of the Competitions Committee at the address given on the form.

If you are currently acting as an official then you MUST complete this form to ensure that you are kept informed about future developments in this area.

Best of luck for the season ahead from the Swimming Committee.

Leinster Web page
This site will depend on your contributions to keep it alive and active. We will try to keep it current and to accommodate your contributions. If you would like to contribute to the Leinster web page or if you see anything not working or needing correction/updating please email your text or photos (not too big!) or comments to (Tom Roche) info@swimleinster.com.

 

 

Last Updated 08-Mar-2010

Latest News

Draft Calendar
Click here to download the latest SI Draft Planning Calendar for 2009-2011.

Upcoming Galas
Gala Details for the following upcoming events are on the Clubs page.
Leinster LC Open 19-21 Mar 10

NAC Aquatics Festival - 21 Feb
The results for the NAC Swim Club - Festival of Aquatics are now on the site.
The NAC Swim Club offer sincere thanks to all clubs that travelled to them for the day and are very grateful for their continued support. There were happy smiling faces everywhere on the day and that makes all the hard work worthwhile.
They are looking forward to seeing you all at their Annual Long Course Gala on Saturday 12th June 2010. Details will be announced closer to the date.

CPD Seminars and Courses
Click here for details of courses commencing in Wexford in the coming months. Please pass on this information to all relevant people within your club and print off a copy for the club notice board also.

Swim the Tiburon Mile
Special Olympics - Eastern Region invite you to swim the Tiburon Mile in California this Autumn. Click here for details.

Swim Ireland Education and Development Newsletter
In order to maintain a strong level of communication with their Associated membership (teachers, coaches & tutors), and to ensure that they can be kept as up to date as possible, the Swim Ireland Education & Development team has decided to issue a short Newsletter, on a monthly basis via email. Click here to view the Dec 09 mail.

Swim Ireland Complaints and Disciplinary Rules and Procedures
Click here to download the latest version of the Swim Ireland Complaints and Disciplinary Rules and Procedures. This is an important document that should be studied by all Club Committees and made available to Members.

Swim Ireland CPD Programme
Swim Ireland are currently arranging to host a number of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses in July. Click here for details of the next three courses.

FINA Rules
Click here for a summary of some of the current version of FINA Rules.


Club Abbreviations
Click here for a list of Club Abbreviations. Pat Donovan is asking that all Clubs check the list for accuracy or omissions and let him know through the Leinster Secretary please if there are any corrections or amendments needed.

Qualifying Times
The latest Long and Short Course qualifying times for Team Leinster (2005) are available on the Team Leinster page

Masters
Master's News, Records and Claim Forms are available here on the Swim Ireland web site.

Leinster Region Operating Procedure
An updated copy of the Leinster Region Operating Procedure is available. Click here to view it.

Child Welfare Update
Swim Ireland have updated Child Welfare guidlines and have issued a Poster.