Well done to all the Limerick Masters swimmers who travelled to Mallow on Saturday to take part in the annual Mallow Masters SC Gala. Plenty of PB’s were smashed. Alas we had to pass the Best Club Shield to Kilkenny Masters, well done fantastic swimming. As usual Mallow Masters did a fantastic job and as usual their bake off was a total hit with all swimmers…welll almost all…some of us did struggle a little more in that afternoon session. Swimmer of the gala was Anne Mulcair who took home 5 Gold medals. Swim of the gala went to Eleanor Cronin [&hellip

Well done to all the swimmers who took part in a fantastic swim through the heart of Limerick City. A bg thank you to our sponsorts Fly Shannon group. A huge thanks to our volunteers from the club who helped on the day and especially to the Limerick Marine Search & Rescue, Civil Defence, Limerick Kayak Club and St. Michaels Rowing Club for their support. This was our 10th year running the event and each year the numbers continue to grow. We had 95 swimmers in the water of 97 that registered. Results can be found on the links below: [&hellip

We had almost 60 swimmers take part in the now annual Summer Solstice Swim in Castleconnell. The swim is run as a fundraiser for Castleconnell Boat Club. Tonight we raised a total of 630€ for the club and we could see one year on from last year the terrific progress that has been made at the site. We had 3 female junior swimmers tonight Sophie Keane, Julie Lyons & Edie Reynolds. Fantastic swimming over a distance of approximately 1,150m. The ladies started 2 minutes before the men. Results can be found here. Results Limerick Masters Castleconnell Boat Club Summer Solstice Swim 2017 [&hellip

On Saturday 26th November, Limerick Masters attended the Mallow Masters Gala.  Despite the cold weather, and an early start, 22 members turned up to compete for the club. The club had a brilliant performance on the day and brought home a significant medal tally: Individual: 33 gold 23 silver 12 bronze Relays: 8 Gold 4 silver 4 bronze. The swimmer of the Gala was Paddy Healy. Well done Paddy. The club recently started entering our relays as mixed relays. This has proven to be a great success, and an enormous amount of fun. So far, our medal count is climbing, [&hellip

Well done to all those swimmers who took part in our fundraiser 1km dip in aid of Castleconnell boat club last Tuesday 21st June. Prior to the adults entering the kids had a splash and dash that was well rewarded with medals & mars bars! We had 40 swimmers take part and with voluntary donations we were delighted to hand over almost 500€ to Castleconnell Boat Club. The club as many of you know was badly affected by the Winter flooding. The timing of the event meant it was a perfect warm up for those heading to Kilkee this weekend [&hellip

A marathon endurance, we were queuing for spectating queuing for swimming queuing for your warm up frustration and elation what an experience. This was all part of our trip to the European Championships. In the magnificent Olympic pool in Stratford London up to 1400 swimmers took part in the championships which also included synchronised swimming and diving. 135 swimmers travelled to represent Ireland in the gala.  Representing Limerick Masters were the following, Ladies  Andrea Newport; Elif Shanahan; Edmeia Khan; Meabh Scanlon;  Jean Ann Cunningham; Marion Purcell; Jean Sparling;  Rosie Foley; Lorraine Richardson. Men  Cormac Lyons; Paul Kearney Snr;  Tom O [&hellip

This years Thomond Swim is taking place on Saturday July 2nd. Start time 16:45. YOU CAN ENTER ONLINE HERE: https://em.eventmaster.ie/client/order_step1.html?eventId=947&showHeader=true Please note that timing will not be electronic this year. Also please note that in order to be in with a chance of winning a prize we need your online entry in by Wednesday 29th June midnight. Otherwise you will not be given a handicap to be considered for a prize. Looking forward to seeing you in Limerick again

Limerick Masters Swimming Club is a competitive club with a passion for swimming, healthy lifestyle, quality coaching in an enjoyable environment and a top class pool. In March each year we host the Irish Open Long Course Championship Gala at the 50m Arena pool in UL. Over the Summer we run the annual Thomond Open Water Swim in the heart of Limerick City. Our members compete nationally and internationally at indoor galas and at open water events during the summer months. We train 4 times/week at UL Arena & Grove Island pools. We currently have space for additional swimmers and would [&hellip

Congratulations to all the swimmers who took part in the Annual Thomond Swim. Results can be found by clicking on the following – Thomond Swim 2015 Results Race report to follow. There are some fabulous photos already online via our facebook page – LimerickMasters Facebook

This years Thomond Swim takes place on Saturday 25th July 12:45. The swim will follow the usual 1800m swim route starting at the slip beside St. Michaels rowing club, to Thomond Bridge and back again. We have an early bird rate of 20€ available for online entries up to midnight on 21st June. https://register.sportstiming.ie/ps/event/ThomondSwim2015 You must be a Swim Ireland member to swim. See more details of Special Membership available on the Swim Ireland website. Copy the following link to your browser: www.swimireland.ie/new-special-membership-now-availble Please note there are NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY You must have open water swim experience to [&hellip