The arrangements are now complete for the post gala dinner and prize giving. This year the format has been changed to make it more attractive for visiting swimmers. The post gala dinner will take place at 6.30pm on Saturday March 1st at the Pavilion Bar and Restaurant in University of Limerick. The restaurant is located across the bridge on the opposite side of the river within 5 minutes’ drive from the pool (see map below). Dinner will include main course, desert and tea/coffee at a cost €15.00 per head, payable at the restaurant cash desk. Gala Prize giving will take [&hellip

A very nice short course “sprint” gala that takes place on the afternoon in the Gus Healy Pool in Douglas Cork. The events will consist of 50m of each stroke, 200m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, relays of each age group and a cannon relay.There is also a 100m IM in this year’s programme. Please send your entries to Paddy Healy healy.ptk@gmail.com Click on the following to find details of the Sundays Well Masters Gala which will be held this year on Saturday 15th of February 2014 SWSC Masters Gala 2014_Info Pack More info on this event from Swim Ireland here

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Online entry is open for Limerick Masters gala at https://eventmaster.ie/event.php?event_id=464 For more information on this event click here

As it was Christmas day and forgiveness was in the air there was a brief interlude in the stormy weather and we were granted a sunny spell as 12 repentant souls – male and female took to the calm chilly waters of the Shannon at UL boat Club for the Christmas Day Masters dash. The competition as always was tough with a beady eye on winning the race but a much more focussed eye on the mince pies, hot tea, coffee and added extras which were readily available at the finish line. Brian Dillon displayed an air of confidence that [&hellip

Our committee have been wracking our artistic and creative minds to make this a gala to remember. Limerick is the 2014 City of Culture and this year we guarantee our gala will be awash with buckets of culture, talent and genius cos everyone knows there’s tons of culture in Limerick Citaaaay! Sooooo to celebrate the committee have decided to award marks and medals for all forms of cultural expression exhibited in the gala. To set the standard our captains Brian and Gina will be making exhibitions of themselves throughout the gala (no change there!), and under the leadership of our [&hellip

Would you like to return to swimming? Limerick Masters swimming club is a competitive masters club that has a passion for swimming, healthy lifestyle, quality coaching in top class pools and fun. In March each year at the Sports Campus at UL, Limerick Masters host the Irish Open Long Course Championships. The club also organise the Thomond Swim, an open water swim, which takes place during the summer months in the heart of Limerick city. We compete nationally and internationally in indoor galas and open water swims during the summer months. The club trains four times a week at UL [&hellip

Hi Members, The next term of early – bird training will start on this Wednesday, 8th Jan. (7 – 7:50am) & will run until Wed.16th April (15 sessions) The fee for the term is 50 euro or 5 euro per session – pay as you go. Can those who are doing the full term please confirm same with Breda by email at turmack@eircom.net Just to let you know: our members at this session have not experienced any difficulty with traffic exiting the pool area at this time. Thanks. Breda, Sec

A subcommittee of Mary Ryan, Deirdre Kearney & Conal Nolan have been working very hard in the background on the development of a new website for the club. This website was developed for our members and for those wishing to find out more about our club. The website will be a means of keeping members informed of activities and events that involve the club, its members and where relevant activities in the wider swimming world. It will keep us all up to date with upcoming galas, open water swims, training events, social events and any other activities that are of [&hellip

“Welcome to the launch of The Limerick Masters newsletter. The idea behind introducing a club newsletter is as a means of keeping members informed of activities and events that involve the club, its members and where relevant activities in the wider swimming world. It will keep us all up to date with upcoming galas, open water swims, training events, social events and any other activities that are of interest. At present there is much to talk about the superb attendance at the Mallow gala and the Christmas night out in the Curragower. We also have the upcoming launch of our [&hellip