Veni, vidi, vici. On a beautiful day in the centre of Limerick City the Thomond Swim took place. The annual swim is attracting an increasing number of participants and this year, even with other open water events in Cork, Fermoy and Galway over 80 swimmers took to the water. As with recent Thomond swims the main prizes went to clubs from outside the city with Dublin clubs taking the laurels this year. The boardwalk along the full extent of the 1800m course afforded the spectators an excellent viewing platform. Growing local interest in the event was reflected in the largest [&hellip

Some very positive news overnight. We have now gotten the green light for Special Membership with Swim Ireland. If you wish to participate in the Thomond Swim you can now become an associate member of Limerick Masters for €15. Please send your completed form back by Thursday to Andrea at andrea_newport@hotmail.com. Form can be found here. You can enter the swim online here and indicate the SI membership is pending. More details can be found on the Thomond Swim here. Looking forward to seeing you Saturday for a great swim, Andrea

Limerick Masters Swimming Club host the annual Thomond Swim for 2014 on Saturday 26th July. The start time will be 6.30 which should make for a spectacular event in the early evening on a summer weekend. The course will remain the same as previous years starting at the slipway at St Michaels Rowing Club travelling upriver under Sarsfield Bridge to a turning buoy above the Curragower, under King John’s Castle, the courthouse, Arthur’s Quay, Shannon Rowing Club and back down to finish at St Michael’s The overall distance is 1800m. The best viewing points for the event will be along [&hellip

Ok ok, we are not tempting you out to open water just yet, but the clocks are leaping forward soon, so how about you pencil this date into your diary. Club members, if you are not an open water dipper you know we can always use your hands on the deck. Worth noting the past 2 years the Perpetual trophy has left Limerick – is 2014 the year to welcome it home

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

Thomond Swim (Thomond is the Gaelic for North Munster) The Thomond Swim starts from the slipway at St Michael’s Boat Club on the north shore of the river Shannon and then the route takes the swimmers along by O’Callaghan Strand under Sarsfield Bridge along by the side of Clancy Strand past the Old Barracks (O’Callaghan and Clancy were two former Mayors of Limerick who were executed by the Black and Tans during the War of Independence). The swim then passes where the Curragower Salmon Fishermen used to moor their angling cots and dry their nets. Some of their cottages are still [&hellip

Thank you all for coming to Limerick & swimming & hearty congratulations on your individual results! As a Club we have been trying to improve on the swim each year and we do this best with participant feedback! so if you have anything you would like to mention please pass it on. Prizes 1st Male Home Ned Denison 2nd Male Home Dan Moloney 3rd Male Home Paul Kearney 1st Female Home Fionnuala Walsh 2nd Female Home Una Ann Ryan 3rd Female Home Breda Mcnamara Fastest Male Chris Byran Fastest Female Lynn Algar 1t Male Wet Suit Home Eamonn McGuinness 1st [&hellip