Don’t they look like they are enjoying themselves.  Our annual 25m splash and dash into the “inviting” waters of the Shannon will take place at 12 noon at the Boat Club in UL.  All hardy swimmers will be rewarded by some mince pies and a tipple if you are of age of course. No doubt Brian Dillon & Rosin Harbison will be back in action to defend their titles

The beautiful Curragower falls … well at this time of year we won’t be swimming over them but we will be close by.  All members are welcome to join the festive end of year pool frolics in UL at the earlier time of 8 pm. We will retire after to the Curragower Bar on Clancys Strand for Club awards, finger food and craic. Rumour has it there is a Bluegrass band in residence that night so take it easy on the sprints in the pool

Our next gala focus will be our own Limerick Masters Long Course event. The event will take place over 2 days in the pool in UL March the 1st & 2nd. The 1500m event will take place on the Sunday. We expect full attendance by all club members. We will be looking for volunteers to assist the sub-committee on the day. Marcus has already had some keen interest from abroad … the UK, our Italian friends in Rarinantes Valsugana look like they will be back and it seems we have Russian interest

For anyone interested in having a few swims as a group over the festive season drop an email to Andrea (andrea_newport@hotmail.com). We would propose to swim when UL pool opens at 11am over the holidays. Needless to say if the pool doesn’t take your fancy Rosie Foley would be delighted to buddy up with anyone feeling extra brave with a dip in Killaloe

Congrats to all the Limerick swimmers who took part in the Mallow Master gala recently. Total medal count: 26 Gold, 31 Silver, 17 Bronze in individual events. 8 Gold, 20 Silver, 4 Bronze in relay events. Total record count: 1 Irish Record, 14 Munster Records subject to ratification. Limerick also retained the Overall Best Performing Club trophy with a great team effort from both men and women. Congratulations to Limerick swimmers of the Gala – Edmeia Oneda Khan and Craig Storan Official results to follow shortly on the Results page. Great team work all

Ho ho ho and so to Mallow we went, all packed in, 18 of us in a 12 seater single decker and oh what fun it was on the Bus na nÓg to Mallow town! First of all fair play to the seriously sound Corkonians who rolled out the red carpet to welcome us to their town. The gala was great not to mention the amazing grub. The brownies, scones, flapjacks, cup cakes, tarts, Mallow marsh mallows and hang sangwiges were to die for and the wonderful warmth of the Mallow Masters made this a damn fine gala! Under Coach [&hellip

You might have seen some new faces in the lanes. Limerick Masters are delighted to welcome the following new members to the Club. Martin Ferland Maria Ryan Colm Carty Patrick O’Donnell Eoin Keane Derek Dillon Brenda Cosgrove Great to have ye on board. Happy swimming

Chairperson   Harry Harbison   Vice Chair   Andrea Newport Treasurer       Mary Ryan            Secretary   Breda Mcnamara Committee Members Paddy Healy      Gina O’Conor   Marcus Austin             John Reilly Shona Lynch     Brian Murray     Mairead Coughlan     John Garrett The Committee have been busy with 2 meetings already held since formation. There are small groups working on various sub-committees such as Social Committee, Recruitment, Club Website, Club Gear, Limerick Gala & Open Water Swimming. If there are any ideas or topics you would like raised with the Committee please feel free to contact any member. On a more lighter note here are some interesting “swim club” facts about your Committee, but who are we referring to … answers to follow [&hellip

The Wednesday morning swims will continue in 2014.  In case you didn’t know the Club swims 7 – 8 am on Wednesdays in Grove Island.  The cost is currently subsidised by the club so it’s a bargain at €30 for 12 weeks!!  Sessions are coached by John Dempsey.  There are limited spaces available so if you are interested please give your name to Breda Mcnamara

What a day – what a swim – air temperature 31 – water temperature 25 – 72 swimmers. The Thomond Swim was, by common consent, a most enjoyable swim and with the low volume of water in the Shannon times were fast.  The river was alive with swimmers and boats, 15no. for the event. With the boardwalk along the riverbank spectators were able to follow the swim at their ease. The race started and finished this year in St. Michael’s Rowing Club. This made the course 100m longer than normal due to the fact that the normal finish area on [&hellip