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

For those of you interested it’s still not too late to try and get those open water dips in to qualify for the Harbour & Liffey swims in Dublin. Already a number of the group from the weekly Castleconnell dip are participating and planning on making it an overnight affair for the Liffey in Dublin. A handy qualifier is the Thomond Swim on Saturday 26th July. Information and online entry details can be found on : Thomond Swim 2014 Another swim that might interest others is a longer swim in Lough Dan with a choice of 5km & 10km. This swim takes [&hellip

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

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