A good crowd 11 off swimmers assembled at Worrells End, Castleconnell. This week was a first time swim for Philip Brady, Brian Murray and Rebecca Austin. The weather was perfect and the water warmer compared with the week before. To swimmers like John Ryan, this does not present a problem as they have been taking regular dips at Castleconnell since April. The swim took the now well worn route, up the right, keeping close to the reeds to avoid the boats, past the bend and upto the first tree line, a total of 900m. We were joined by a group [&hellip

Hi all, Please see the link below for Limerick Masters calendar of Open Water swims planned for this Summer. Open Water Calendar 2014 Thanks, Andrea

Just one week later and the water had warmed up considerably! Three masters club members took full advantage of the blue skies to travel to Glengarriff and participate in the Gaddin AbtGarnish 2014 swim. It is an ideal swim event for newcomers to OW swimming, as the island is in a very secluded spot and the organiser Ossi Schmidt promotes the event as a swim, rather than a competition. Three distances were held: 1km, 3km, 5km. Kevin braved up for the 5km while Linda and Diarmuid completed the 3km. Well done all. &nbsp

  On Sunday June 8th a group of 20 swimmers took to the water in Limerick City Centre in support of the Pat Lawless Sail and Oar Festival. The swim took place from St Michael’s slipway to Sarsfield Bridge and back to St Michaels. The swim was coordinated with the rowing regatta between Sarsfield and Shannon Bridges and sailing events between Sarsfield and Thomond Bridges. The weather was very “polite” and a good day was had by everyone and it really demonstrated the amenity value of the river in Limerick. Events of this kind should be run more regularly during the [&hellip

On Friday 6th June the Limerick Masters Open Water road trips began with a short jaunt to Fermoy Co. Cork. 7 members headed off into the mist with what we hoped was not going to be a regular feature on our future road trips…rain! Most of us were happy to settle for a lift in Tommys comfortable temperature controlled vehicle! Thanks again Tommy! The swim was run by Owen O’Keefe with the support of Fermoy rowing Club & the Blackwater Search & recovery Unit. 55 swimmers took part in the swim with 2 waves starting from the slip before the [&hellip

Presentation to Limerick Swimming Club: Limerick Masters have a long standing relationship with Limerick Swimming Club, the principal competitive club for young swimmers in Limerick city. Many outstanding swimmers have started out their competitive career in LSC and Limerick Masters are delighted to be able to contribute to the development of the sport in Limerick and the mid west through their support of LSC. Limerick Swimming Club have also made their own contribution to the Masters with many members going on to swim and compete in our own club. The photographs show Harry Harbison with Andrea Newport and John Reilly presenting [&hellip

Here is a link to the new Munster swimming website. It is work in progress and will have additional content added over the coming days and weeks. Have a look around. www.swimmunster.com

Hi all, As we are now approaching those long balmy summer days we are starting the open water swimming season. Reports from the early starters tell us that conditions in the river Shannon are very comfortable!  – whatever that means. For the next number of weeks we will be swimming in Castleconnell at Worlds End on Tuesday evenings at 6.30pm. All are welcome including those who would like to try out open water. For any information on the location and time or you want to come along and give it a try contact Harry Harbison (087 8396828) or Diarmuid O’Hanrahan [&hellip

Some members of the Limerick Masters Committee & Club attended the Swim Ireland AGM which were held on Saturday last 12th April in Limerick. There was a very big turnout from other Swim Ireland members from various Clubs representing not just Masters but other aquatic disciplines such as Children’s swimming, WaterPolo, Diving & Open Water. The event was well attended with interesting presentations covering the annual accounts, a detailed report on achievements & goals on the year gone by and also a view to the future. Mary Phelan (Seal SC) handed over her chain of office to Anne McAdam. Mary [&hellip

A great day’s swimming was had by the two dedicated swimmers who traveled to Tralee for the Kingdom Masters gala on April 5th. In her three races Maria Ryan set three PBs. Paddy Healy was delighted to report that his big achievement was not getting disqualified in any event by the notorious (nuttorious?) white-suited twins. Maria’s big complaint was the poor mileage she got on the way home from the added weight of free lunch and medals. The results can be found here Well done Maria and Paddy