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.

End of season note from Leinster Secretary - Mary McMorrow
Hi all,
I would also like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Leinster board to thank everyone who worked so hard to make the season such as success. Few clubs realise how much work goes on behind the scenes. In particular Mary Griffin and Ger Flemming on the competitions committee and Brian Sweeney on the technical committee deserve a special mention for their huge committment to swimming in Leinster. Thanks also goes to Mary's team on the competitions' committee and the officials who, time and again, give so much of their time to officiate at galas; without their committment it would be impossible to operate. The Board would also like to say a special thank you to club coaches, team managers and anyone who helped in any way during the season. We would also like to thank Tom who maintains our website, we do appreciate how quickly he uploads any information which is sent to him.

Finally a special thank you to all the swimmers who participated in our Leinster Galas. It is great to see the continuing committment of our young people to a sport that they love.

Best of luck to all for the rest of the season. We have National Div 1 and 2 yet to come. There are 21 qualifiers from the region for British Youth Championships and 7 qualified for British Age Groups. One young swimmer deserves a special mention, Shani Stallard from New Ross SC qualified for European Junior Championships. Best of luck to her in Helsinki in July.
To conclude, one final thank you goes to John Small, who has finished his 4 year stint as regional treasurer. John did a great job keeping the region's finances in order and will be a hard act to follow. All his hard work was really appreciated.

Kind Regards
Mary

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 28-Aug-2010

Latest News

British Youths - Reports & Photos to end of Day 5
Consolidated Report - Day 5-1
Photo Album

British Age Groups - Reports & Photos to end of Day 4
Consolidated Report
Photo Album

Leinster Council Meeting
A  Leinster Council Meeting will take place on Wed 29 Sep 10 in Sports HQ commencing at 7.00pm. The early start is to facilitate an affiliation workshop which will take place directly after the council meeting. Trish Mahon will forward details of this workshop shortly.
The Leinster Board will be meeting in the next few weeks and are anxious to fill the remaining vacancies, both on the Board (Treasurer) and on National Committees (details below).
It would be appreciated if Club Secretaries would enquire if any of their members would be available to fill these vacancies. If anyone is interested and available, please email your nomination to Mary McMorrow and be sure to include contact details for the nominee, including a phone number and the name of the club to which they are affiliated.
All nominations should be emailed to Mary on or before Wed 8 Sep 10.

Vacancies
Leinster Board - Treasurer
National Competitions Committee - 1 vacancy
National Complaints Committee - 1 vacancy
Selector
Sub Selector

InterProvincial Championships
The Interprovincial Championships will take place in Lisburn on Sat 2 Oct 10. Further information on team selection and travel arrangements will be distributed in due course

Draft Calendar
Click here to download the latest (4 Jun 10) SI Draft Planning Calendar.
Can all clubs please check to ensure that it is correct. The calender will be finalised before the end of June, so if there are any omissions please contact Brian Sweeney immediately.

Leinster Technical Committee Report 2009
Click here for a link to the Leinster Technical Committee Report for 2009.

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

Upcoming Galas
Gala Details for the following upcoming events are on the Clubs page.

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.

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

 

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

 

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