Welcome to the Leinster Swimming website for the 2007/2008 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.



Swim Ireland's Strategic Planning Group
In July 2006, Swim Ireland's Strategic Planning Group (The Group) circulated to all clubs the Group's outline vision of success and strategic goals for Swim Ireland covering the period 2007-2012, together with a questionnaire seeking your views on the vision and goals. Members were asked their views and to indicate did they strongly agree/agree/disagree/strongly disagree. You were also asked to outline initiatives /ideas /actions that would help the Group to achieve each of the individual strategic goals.

The Group, which is made up of a board member, a representative from each province, the Chief Executive Officer and an external consultant have been meeting regularly since April of this year in an effort to put together a successful Strategic Plan, which will take swimming forward to 2012. The Group are now at a stage where we are in a position to present to our members the Draft Plan for consideration.

The Group will hold a series of regional information meetings, lasting approximately 1hr 30m, in Munster, Leinster, Connaught and Ulster. These information meetings are to allow the Group to present formally the Draft Strategic Plan to members.

This site will be updated with the details for the 2006/7 season's competition programme for Leinster swimmers as soon as they are available.
  • Leinster Graded Galas
  • Leinster Grand Prix Series
  • Leinster Age Group Championships
  • Leinster Open Championships

Graded Development Qualifying Times

Qualification times for all of the above competition series and membership of Team Leinster can be found on this site. In the case of Team Leinster, swimmers must submit times on the claim form and ensure that it is returned to the Team Leinster co-ordinator, Mary McDonnell.

You will find times and other gala information on the relevant pages within the website as soon as they are available. Gala entry forms will be mailed to all Leinster Clubs and will be available for download from our web site. We advise everybody to check the web site regularly for updates.

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

The Final Version of the Team Leinster Swim Plan, which covers the development of all three groups, is available for download here, and is discussed more fully in the Development Section. In order to avoid confusion, separate pages have been created for each group that will contain information on the swimmers selected, training details and - soon - copies of the training sets developed for them. The information on all three pages will up updated regularly, so please check back often - only major changes to the format or structure will be given on this News page.

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 15-Jul-2008

Latest News

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

Gatorade Dublin City Triathlon
Something a little bit different!
The Gatorade Dublin City Triathlon is open for registration. Details on the Clubs page.

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

Masters
 Irish Masters Long and Short Course Records have been added on the Clubs page.

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.