Swim Ireland is the national governing body of

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in the island of

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where they can compete for Northern Ireland. Swim Ireland is affiliated with LEN,

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History

Swim Ireland emerged in 1998 from the Irish Amateur Swimming Association (IASA), that was dissolved in January 1999 following proven sexual abuse and other scandals involving senior coaches. Swim Ireland assumed IASA abuse victim liabilities.Watterson, Johnny, 'Swim Ireland not bankrupt', Irish Times, 11 February 2008

Domestic competitions

Swim Ireland runs national meets which include: *Dave McCullagh Memorial (March/April) *Irish Open Championships (April/May) *Irish Age Groups Division 2 (June) *Irish Age Group/Youth Championships (July) * Irish Open SC Championships (July/August) *Irish Open Diving Championships (November) *Irish Age Groups Division 1 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 The Liffey Swim, currently titled the Jones Engineering Dublin City Liffey Swim, is an annual race in Dublin's main river, the River Liffey, Liffey, and is one of Ireland's most famous traditional sporting events. The race is managed by a vo ...

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.

References

External links

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Map of the swimming pool in Dublin
{{National Members of FINA 1998 establishments in Ireland

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...

Swimming in Ireland

History

Domestic competitions

Irish swimmers

See also

References

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