SUNDAYS WELL SWIMMING CLUB
Will all those travelling to the Munster Age Groups please arrive at the pool in UL no later than 11:10am for the warm up.
Thanks
Coach: Billy Campion
Especially for those attending their first gala, I have published the list of entries on the Events Page and here.
Click on the Report/Entries column or here to see which events you have entered and click on the Gala name to see the actual details of the event itself - location, event times etc.
Enjoy!
Tric Kearney
Head Teacher
Dear Coaches & Swimmers,
Click on the heading above for the invitation to our summer camps in June & July.
We hope to see you soon.
Kind regards
Ronald Claes
Swim Ireland Coach
High Performance Centre – University Of Limerick
There will be no swimming for the Piranha squad on Saturday May 12th due to the Grade C Gala.
Tric Kearney
Head Teacher
Bus leaves Douglas car park at 9am.
The session starts at 11:15am and runs to 1:15pm.
The return bus will leave at 2pm from UL and arrive back in Douglas at 3:30pm approximately.
Please bring snacks and plenty of drinks. You can have a quick snack in the college restaurant if you wish. However, the bus will leave promptly at 2pm.
Coach: Billy Campion
Chaperone: Tricia Ronayne
It is Billy's strong recommendation that we travel together as a club so are booking a coach. Please travel with us if at all possible.
Please let the coaches know your preference on Monday.
Travel up and down on coach each day: cost will be dependant on numbers and parents will be welcome on bus.
Travel up Saturday morning and stay at the Maldron Suites
The club is not in a position to provide chaperones so it is up to each group to organise a parent in each suite. There is some leeway on this.
That would work out €24 per person.
Maura Duffy
This is a 2,000 meter river swim - think of it as 80 laps of a swimming pool.
Join 300 other swimmers for a great day out and perhaps your big goal for the summer !
As last Friday's Olympic leagues was the Swimathon, we did relay swims on all four strokes plus some fun stuff. We calculated full results on each relay by points on total. The results are on the Leagues page.
As we are finished our 2nd quarter and we want to present prizes, could you all get the team profiles in ASAP.
Venue: Tracton Woods (at the side of the Overdraught Pub)
Time: 1pm to 6pm
Cost: €10.
This is a fun afternoon of outdoor activities.
Please wear old clothing and shoes. Bring a full change of clothes including shoes and towel as well as food and drinks.
Please bring money to training on Tuesday morning.
Any Queries: please contact Mervyn 0878322740 or Maura 0863846159.
Emma Cassidy's success in the pool and at the Irish Long Course Championships has earned her the Sports Personality of the Month Award from the Evening Echo Newspaper. This award will be presented at a lunch at the Rochestown Park Hotel on Wednesday 11th April, 2012.
This award is in recognition of Emma's outstanding performance at the Irish Long Course Championships/Olympic Trials held at the NAC from 29th February to 3rd March where she competed with the elite of Irish Swimming and finished 3rd to Melanie Nocher in 200m Backstroke. In addition Emma also won two bronze medals at this meet at the 50m Backstroke and 50m Freestyle. Emma is the first person to win this award from the sport of Swimming.
The award also recognises Emma's other achievements and successes at National Development Squad, Irish Schools and Club competitions.
As a monthly winner, Emma will automatically be included in the overall annual award nominations. The annual award winner will be announced at a function in December 2012 when all of the monthly winners will be invited to attend and the annual winner announced on the night. We wish Emma the very best of luck and with continued success in the pool she will no doubt be a strong contender for the annual award.
This is the second award for Emma in a month following closely on her nomination by the Cork Indoor Sports Partnership in their 50th anniversary year.
Sundays Well Swimming Club continue to be extremely proud of Emma and the success she has brought to the Club and are delighted that her achievements are being recognised by independent parties honouring her with these awards.
Mary Haughney
PRO
In an attempt to bring together long lost friends we are inviting all past swimmers, teachers, coaches, committee members and anyone that helped with the club to a social gathering
Kevin Twohig, President
The above consent form should be printed, signed and returned to the coaches to allow filming to proceed.
Date: 4 April 2012
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Travel Details: see Glen Resource Centre Website.
Please wear outdoor loose clothing, ie tracksuit pants, runners, raincoat. Please bring snacks and drinks.
Parents do not need to stay but are very welcome to stay. There is a small cafeteria.
If you have any difficulty with transport or any other queries, please contact Tricia on 086 852 3684.
Goretti and Catherine
Swimming Wed 4th 10am to 11:45am. Sponsored swim Good Friday 12-12:45pm. No swimming Easter Sat. Normal hours resume Friday 13th and Sat 14th
Tric Kearney
Head Teacher
Don’t forget to lend your support to the SWIMATHON taking place on Friday, 6th April. Complimentary Tea/Coffee/Hot Chocolate and treats will be available for duration of the Swimathon. ALL WELCOME.
Please check the Parent Rosters for changes in swimming times/venue over the Easter break.
Please read the document from Swim Ireland by clicking on the title above
Mary Haughney
PRO
The rosters have been issued by the Munster Branch for the Munster LC Nationals on the 31st March - 1st April 2012. All rosters have to be covered and Munster has indicated that all clubs will be fined €150 per session for officials not supplies. If for any reason you are unable to cover your allocated slot please ensure that you organize a swop with a parent/guardian from another session, as per the list.
The following is the list of reserves for roster duty for the gala: Parents / Guardians of Conor Flynn, David Forde, David Fox, Chris/James Mintern.
Coaches for the weekend are: Billy Campion, Richard Cassidy, Deirdre Cunningham
Team Managers: Noelle Cassidy / Mary Haughney.
Good Luck to all swimmers and enjoy the gala.
Noelle Cassidy
Bus leaves Douglas Pool Car Park at 6:50am. The cost is €10 per person. Please give bus money to coaches on Thursday morning at training. Remember to bring money for McDonalds in Dungarvan on the way home. Please bring plenty of healthy snacks and drinks.
Coach: Goretti Guilfoyle
Time Keepers: Parents of Ava Cudmore, Dara Walsh, Mark Scanlon and Zac Lumley.
Chaperone: Leoni Galland
Swim well and enjoy the day.
Tricia Ronayne
Team Manager
Emma Cassidy has been nominated to receive the Swimming Award from the Cork Indoor Sports Partnership. This honour is in recognition of her achievements in swimming and acknowledges her:
This is the 50th Anniversary of the Cork Indoor Sports Partnership and a great honour both for Emma and Sundays Well Swimming Club that she should win the award in this celebratory year. The actual awards dinner will be held on Friday 27th April, when, incidentally, Emma is due to compete at the Dave McCullagh/Tri Nations Championships at the NAC.
Just a little trivia - Emma's Coach, Mr. Billy Campion, also won this award in 1992.
Click here for full details on Emma's results at the Irish LC Championships and the full Club Report.
Mary Haughney
PRO
Chris Mintern had a great start to the Duathlon season by winning in Schull on 10th March. Chris had finished 4th in the same event last year and is extremely thankful to the coaches at SWSC for the training received over the winter months. The race comprised of a 5k run, 17k cycle and a 3k run.
Mary Haughney
PRO
The Piranhas Session on Saturday 17th is cancelled.
Well done to the 240 swimmers who received their certificates (and lolipops!) for completing their assessments this week. Click here for photos
Each swimmer is assessed at a certain level depending on ability. If, for example, a swimmer is being assessed within a group at level 2 there are two results possible either they pass 2a or 2b.
2a means they have a lot of the requirements for that level but they are not being performed to the required standard, 2b means they have passed level 2 and their next assessment should be level 3.
In the case of a swimmer not reaching the standard of level 2a they will be assessed at level 1b and will pass this level. This means that there will be no child going home feeling they did not pass the appropriate level. All children will be given a cert for the level they passed.
After the assessments children will not necessarily move group but will be taught the programme at the next level. This should mean they continue to progress their standard of swimming. It should also aid us in ensuring children are taught in the appropriate group going forward. Some children will need to repeat a level as some elements of swimming take time to perfect and we don‘t all learn at the same pace.
Tric Kearney
Head Teacher
Please return your entries to your coach by this Wednesday March 7th at the very latest. You can find the list of events and meet conditions here
Billy Campion
SWSC Director of Coaching
Congratulations to Julie Cashman, Sarah Cremin and Cara Lamb on achieving Grade B times.
The newly refurbished Douglas Pool is hosting our 2012 SWSC Masters Open Gala next Saturday Feb 18th.
Warm-up is @ 1.30pm with races starting @ 2pm.
Come along in the afternoon and support us!
Refreshments & relay prize awards to be held in South County Bar in Douglas from 5.30pm.
We hope to see you all there!!
Frank Lynch
Masters Rep
Cost €12.
If this is your first gala, the competitive insurance costs €15.50.
I would like all swimmers in lanes 3,4,5,6 who wish to enter the above gala to email me at 
if they are or are not entering the gala. No email, no swim.
Tric Kearney
Head Teacher
Swimming will be on during mid term. Assessments will take place over the weeks Tuesday 14th to Thursday 23rd. Assessments for the Piranhas have begun and will finish this Friday/Sat 17th and 18th.
Tric Kearney
Head Teacher
The Precompetitive squad, now known as the Piranhas, will return to swim in Douglas tonight, January 20th from 7 - 8pm.
Tric Kearney
Head Teacher
Due to the ongoing issues with water temperature, there will be no Teaching hour on Thursday 19th.
Douglas Pool will reopen on Tuesday, 17th January.
Teaching Hours recommence on Tuesday night, 17th January at 7.00 p.m.
Piranhas (Pre-Competitive) recommence on Friday night, 20th January at 7.00 p.m
The Committee
Brookfield Pool has been re-booked for Masters training on Mon and Thurs nights @ 9.30pm commencing Mon Jan 09th 2012. We will continue training in Brookfield until Douglas pool re-opens. There has been a delay in re-opening as filtration and water standards have to be met before we can return to base - hopefully the delay will be kept to a mimimum and we will keep you all updated.
Our open gala is fast approaching, so lets make the effort to return to the pool and get race fit for Feb 18th!
Entry forms have now been issued - If anyone has not received a copy, please contact myself or Alan to obtain same.
Frank Lynch
Masters Rep
Due to water temperature and quality issues, Douglas Pool will not open on the 9th as planned. The expected reopening date is Tuesday 17th January.
In the meantime, the A Squad will continue to train at Leisureworld and the B Squad at Brookfield as per the December rota.
Can any of the swimmers in the Piranhas lanes 3-6 who wish to swim in the Grade C and have not confirmed their entry, please do so by sending me an email before Tuesday Jan 3rd. My email is . I am assuming you will be in the gala unless I hear otherwise.
Tric Kearney
Head Teacher
Swim Ireland High Performance Centres have been organised in Dublin, Limerick and Galway and have led to great improvements in competitive swimming. As a prelude to setting up a High Performance Centre in Cork, Peter Banks, the Swim Ireland High Performance Director, has asked the Dolphin and Sundays Well swimming clubs to set up a Cork City Squad (CCS), as an addition to training at club level. Training programmes in the two clubs have recently been reorganised and improved under Head Coaches Carol Cashel and Billy Campion. Membership of this squad has been decided by the clubs coaching staffs’ based on age-related qualifying times, assuming full participation in club training and competition programmes. Presently fifteen swimmers have qualified for the squad and training begins with a two day camp on December 30 and 31.
In early January a weekly two hour CCS session will be initiated to augment club training. This will run throughout the first half of 2012, at which time it is hoped to include swimmers from nearby areas like Fermoy and Mallow, and, with Swim Ireland support, to set up a new High Performance Centre. This is all part of an effort to make Cork swimmers as good as those in any other part of the country and ultimately to improve Irish competitive swimming at International level.
Tom Cross, ASA Coach
Coaching Coordinator, Cork City Squad
The swimmers who are in the gala January 15th have swimming in Bishopstown Thursday December 29th from 6pm until 7.40pm.
Tric Kearney
Head Teacher
SWSC and Dolphin SC have set up a new Cork City Squad under the direction of Peter Banks of Swim Ireland. Tom Cross is Head Coach/Co-Ordinator of this Squad. It is kicking off with a Christmas Camp on 30/31st December, 2011 and going forward from January with a weekly 2 hour session.
The qualification standards have been added to the Competitive Standards page.
Tom Cross, ASA Coach
Coaching Coordinator, Cork City Squad
If anyone has fins they no longer require or have outgrown, we in the piranhas, would love to make use of them. You can contact me by email() and I can find them a suitable home. Thanks a million.
Tric Kearney
Head Teacher
Dan Sweeney competed at the European Short Course Championships in Poland 8th - 11th December. The meet which was extremely successful from an Irish Team perspective with Melanie Nocher winning Bronze in the 200m Backstoke and many of the team, Dan included, achieving Personal Best times. The meet saw a dramatic return to form for Dan who recorded PB's in all of his three swims.
Dan had broken the 30 second barrier for his 50m Breaststroke the previous week in the UK and once again swam a 29:78 for the 50m Breaststroke in Poland. Dan also recorded a very impressive 1:03.23 for his 100m Breaststroke and a 2:16.25 for the 200m Breaststroke.
All at Sundays Well wish Dan continued success as he strives to achieve his ambitions. We also look forward to seeing him train with Sundays Well over the Christmas break.
Mary Haughney
PRO
A big thank you to all the athletes who participated in the Olympic Leagues, well done to you all.
We will start the next Quarter at the end of January with new teams and new countries.
The League web page has been updated with the First Quarter results...
Deirdre Cunningham
Coach
To read more click here...
Here is the Agenda and the Nominations for the AGM which is scheduled for Wednesday, 7th December, 2011 at 8.00 p.m. in the Blackrock Inn.
No motions have been submitted.
Please note that SWSC Masters are finishing up this year on Thurs Dec 15th at Brookfield pool. We will train that night usual time @ 9.30pm – 10.30pm.
We are returning in the New Year on Monday Jan 09th – back to Brookfield Leisure Centre @ 9.30pm until such time as Douglas Pool re-opens.
An update on re-opening dates of Douglas Pool will be issued to all in due course. Please also keep an eye on the SWSC Web-site.
Don’t forget the SWSC Social night Dec 09th and Masters get together on Dec 16th as per our Masters Socialite e-mail last week (well done Olive!).
Also SWSC AGM on Wed Dec 07th. Enjoy the Xmas break everyone!!!
Frank Lynch
Masters Rep
Get your country profiles in before next Friday otherwise no prize!!!!!!!
Deirdre Cunningham
Coach
The Constitution was formally adopted at the EGM held on 9th November 2011.
To all Competitive Squad Swimmers and Parents:
The club would like parents of the competitive squads to please help the club with attendance and timekeeping.
In the period of restricted training hours, while Douglas Pool is closed, it is requested that swimmers attend all sessions on the training roster. Please ensure that swimmers are on the deck at the appointed time ready to begin training. Please arrive at the pool at least 5-10 minutes before the start time to facilitate changing. During the Douglas Pool closure period swimmers will have less time available to them and therefore it is vital that we maximize the time available for the squads to train.
I would also like A Squad parents to note that the Tuesday and Thursday sessions are from 5.50am-7.50am. I would ask that you accommodate, as far as possible, the swimmers being able to complete a full 2 hour session.
Land Conditioning/Training is very important to rounding out a swimmers training. Please support the kick-boxing (core-training) session the club organises in Douglas every Tuesday at 5.15pm.
I hope by working together on the above we will continue to have a very successful and enjoyable season.
Regards and thanks,
Billy Campion
SWSC Director of Coaching
Dry Land Training is now open to all B Squad swimmers aged 12 and above.
Where: Top Floor, Donnybrook Gym, Donnybrook Industrial Estate
When: Tuesday 5:15 - 6:15pm
Cost: €5 payable at each session
Please wear clothing appropriate for gymwork and bring drinks.
Bus leaving for Tralee at 7:15am from Douglas Swimming Pool Car Park. The cost is €10 payable on the day.
Team Managers/Chaperones: Mary Haughney and Mervyn McAuliffe.
Time Keepers: parents of David Higgins and Mark Scanlon.
Coaches: Goretti Guilfoyle and Catherine Madden.
Please bring some money for treats on the way home. Swim well and enjoy the day. Any queries please contact Tricia Ronayne on 0868523684
Just a reminder that the next league is on Saturday 26th November 2011 and we need everyone to participate please!
The Olympic Leagues Page has been updated with October's results and the timekeepers for the November league.
Click on the link above for full details...
The Parent Roster for the Squad has been amended as well...
The AGM of SWSC will take place on Wednesday, 7th December, 2011 at 8.00 p.m. in the Blackrock Inn.
Congratulations to Dan Sweeney who has been selected on the Irish Team to compete at the European Short Course Nationals in Poland in December. Also Dan will compete as a member of the Sundays Well Team at the Irish Short Course Nationals to be held in Lisburn. This competition will also be held in December.
Mary Haughney
PRO
Bus leaves Douglas Pool car park at 7am.
The cost is €10 each which will be collected on the day.
Swimmers must wear a Sundays Well hat whilst racing. These will be available on the day for swimmers who need them.
There will be the usual stop at McDonalds. Please bring money for the treats.
Remember to bring plenty of drinks, food and snacks.
Enjoy the day!
Coach: Goretti Guilfoyle
Team Managers: Niamh Carrigy and Tricia Ronayne (0868523684)
Dear Parents and Swimmers
SWSC received notice just two weeks ago that Douglas Pool would be closing for a period in the run up to Christmas for repairs. This is to allow works to be carried out to improve energy efficiency in the building and to improve access for disabled persons. The works are to be funded by a grant from Central Government funds.
Just last week we were informed that the closure was likely to extend from 9 November 2011 through to 9 Jan 2012.
The late notice meant that we had a challenge on our hands in order to replace as many pool hours as possible with temporary substitute hours from other pools. This was not an easy task with the short notice, and the fact that most pools in Cork are near maximum booking capacity already in any case.
It is only in times like these that we realise how much we as a club depend on Douglas pool as the mainstay for our teaching and competitive operations across the board from teaching, through pre-competitive to the competitive A and B squads. From this perspective, though the closure is causing us some headaches, we welcome the spending commitment to Douglas Pool which helps ensure it’s longer term continuity and use by our club.
Much hard work was done behind the scenes to come up with the substitute hours. Though they are not ideal from several perspectives (including the reduction in pool time for most groups) they are the best we can deliver for the moment and we would ask parents and swimmers to bear with us on this until Douglas re-opens.
The hours that are currently available to us are in the spreadsheet here. There may be changes to this after we settle down for the first week or two; if so swimmers will be notified and the changes will appear here on the website also.
You might notice that there is a group classified as the “A+ Squad” – there is no active differentiation for this group at present, and it is currently a notional group, although the club are actively looking at means of providing additional training hours in the future to those who may qualify and who may be keen to avail of additional hours training.
Yours
Tom Lynch
Chairman SWSC
We have managed to secure a session in Leisureworld, Bishopstown on a Saturday morning. Unfortunately the only time suitable is 7:15am until 8:45am. It is only for a few Saturdays and we greatly hope that as many as possible can make it. If this is not suitable for anyone, please contact me on .
Tric Kearney
Head Teacher
It is with the greatest regret that we have been unable to secure alternative arrangements for the teaching hours held Tuesday and Thursday nights. The only hours we have managed to secure for the club are early morning and late night. These are not suitable for our younger children.
We will be resuming as normal after Christmas once Douglas Pool is reopened.
All fees paid for the teaching will be suspended until we reopen.
Once again can we take this opportunity to say how sorry we are for this disruption. We look forward to our restart. I hope to continue with assessments shortly after we return.
Any queries please contact me on .
Tric Kearney
Head Teacher
Here is the constitution as promised...
There will be no swimming next Tuesday 1st 7-8pm, Thursday 3rd 7-8pm, Friday 4th 7-8pm and Saturday 5thth 11am-12pm for the teaching and precompetitive groups for mid-term.
Trish Kearney
Head Teacher
Click to view the formal EGM notice which is taking place on 9th November.
Douglas Pool will be closing from Monday, 7th November for refurbishment works.
We are appealing for support for our Table Quiz on Thursday 3rd November as monies raised will go toward trying to maintain training fees at their present level. Members of the committee will be at the pool on Saturday 29th between 8:30 and 10am to collect €20 table fees and names.
Mary Haughney
PRO
Sundays Well Swimming Club are delighted to announce that two of our swimmers, Dan Sweeney and Emma Cassidy have qualified for the National Development Senior Squad. This is a tremendous honour for both swimmers and a recognition of their success in competition at Club, Regional and National level. They will train monthly at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin under the guidance of High Performance Director, Mr. Peter Banks and his team of coaches.
Sundays Well Swimming Club are extremely proud of both swimmers and wish them continued success.
Mary Haughney
PRO
Click on the link above for details...
Richard Cassidy
Coach
Dolphin SC are offering parents an opportunity to attend a Swim Ireland timekeepers / turn Judges course during the break at the Dolphin Open Gala.
This course will qualify those who attend as timekeepers or turn judges at Regional and National competitions.
The cost of this course will be a maximum of €12.
Please forward names of interested persons to me.
Noelle Cassidy
087 121 9048
Parents/Coaches
Please refrain from using the pedestrian laneway alongside Douglas Swimming Pool for the early morning sessions. A number of complaints have been received by the Gardai from elderly residents in the vicinity who are being disturbed by cars driving up the pedestrian access.
The Committee
The Sundays Well Sea Swim will take place this year at Myrtleville Beach near Crosshaven this coming Saturday, September 17th at 12:15. It is open to all members of Sundays Well Swimming Club.
Hopefully we will be celebrating a great win over the Wallabies at the Rugby World Cup on Saturday morning. The Sea Swim promises to be a great family day out and the weather looks promising. A course of approximately 800m will be laid and all normal sea swim safety procedures will be followed. The start will be handicapped with those slowest going off first and so on.
The club is currently making arrangements for refreshments afterwards, which we will update you on when finalized.
We look forward to seeing as many people as possible on Saturday.
The Committee
OK Guys – It’s that time of the season again – time to get fit!
The SWSC Masters is resuming on Tues Night, 13th September @ 8.45pm sharp on the pool deck.
Weekly sessions remain same as last year on Tues and Thurs nights @ 8.45pm
It’s time to burn off the pounds you piled on during the summer and get back in the pool!
I have a good few enquiries in from potential new members this year, and coupled with an influx from the water-polo team on a Thursday night – we should have a good complement of swimmers in the water.
Bryan O’D. will be in the pool a lot of the time this year, so I hear Fiona T. is going to assist him in training, session hand-outs, time-keeping and motivation on the bank...
All new members are welcome – just turn up with your fiver and fees can be discussed, if you decide to join us after a session taster.
Let’s motivate ourselves to get back next Tuesday night – see you in the pool!
Frank Lynch
SWSC Masters Rep
Aer Lingus Masters and NAC Masters are joining forces to hold the 1st Celtic Open Masters Short Course Meet in the National Aquatic Centre (NAC), Dublin on Saturday 22nd October 2011.
Click here to Register for Ballingeary to Inchigeelah on Saturday September 10th.
Online Entry will close in 2 weeks to ensure planned boat cover for numbers entered.
Entry Fee reduced to €25 this year - this includes hot showers after swim, meal in Creedons Hotel, Goody Bag and category prizes.
Swim Ireland will introduce a new Level 3 Senior Coaching Programme in September 2011. The aim of this new course is to provide an in depth knowledge in areas such as Nutrition, Physiology, Sports Psychology, as well as furthering knowledge of Technique and Skills Adoption, Land Based Training and Planning for Athletic Performance. The pilot course will be held in Dublin’s National Aquatic Centre and will be based around the National Youth Development Squad (NYDS) Training Squads.
Sundays Well Swimming Club is delighted to announce that Mr. Richard Cassidy, Coach, has been selected as one of the 10 participants on this pilot course. Selection on this course is recognition for Richard’s commitment to Swim Ireland and his involvement with coaching at NYDS level. This qualification will place Richard in a small group of highly qualified coaches in Ireland, a great honour indeed for Sundays Well Swimming Club.
