Newsletter #10 Vol. 2018

Welcome to the October edition of the Swim Ireland Newsletter.

It's been another historic month for Swim Ireland as we welcomed home our first ever World Youth Olympic Games medal! Niamh Coyne collected Silver in Buenos Aires in the 100m Breaststroke.

We celebrated two fantastic events in the Irish Open Diving Championships and our #WePlay Inspiring Girls in Sport Conference and were delighted to launch our Club Captains in Youth Sport Programme.

There's now just over three weeks to the 2018 Swim Ireland Awards and we'll be celebrating a milestone 125 Years of Irish swimming. It's sure to be a special event!

Click through to read about all of this and more.

(Click to jump to story) Youth Development Club Captains in Youth Sport Programme Launch

Performance World Youth Olympic Games Additions to Performance Team

Diving Irish Open Diving Championships

Clubs And Community Swim Ireland Awards #WePlay Conference Complaints & Disciplinary Workshops Competition & Accreditation Passes 2018/19

Water Polo Referees Course

1 Interprovincials

Education Baby Swimming Conference Education Courses

Upcoming Events

Club Captains in Youth Sport Launch

Swim Ireland were delighted to officially launch our Club Captains in Youth Sport Programme at Dublin Zoo this wee k. The programme was developed through Erasmus+ funding with support from Léargas and our partners Sport Northern Ireland. It was a privilege to have Brian Howard, member of Dublin's All Ireland winning football team, launch the programme and to have so m any other National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Sport in attendance.

Within the beautiful backdrop of Dublin Zoo we shared the youth led initiative which sees young captains supported in their roles as leaders in their sport. Through this two - year Swim Ireland lead project, the framework was developed with all sports in min d with the hope of sending a unified message to our young athletes. We want young people to embrace the life skills sport provides and give them the tools they need to fulfill the captain’s role in a safe and supported environment.

Read more HERE .

2018 Irish Open Diving Championships The 2018 Irish Op en Diving Championships took place this past weekend with 250 competitors from 8 nations vying for medals. Catch up on all of the action from the three days with our daily reports below. Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3

FINA Diving Grand Prix Best wishes to National Centre Dublin's Clare Cryan who departs for the FINA Diving Grand P rix in Australia (15 - 18/11) and Singapore (23 - 25/11) this week!

2018 Swim Ireland Awards Swim Ireland's 2018 Awards take place on Saturday 24th November at the Falls Hotel in Ennistymon, hosted by Swim Ireland President Maggie Purcell. We are delighted to be celebrating 125 Years of Swim Ireland on the night, a huge milestone for our organisat ion.

Tickets are on sale NOW, so make sure to come along and celebrate a fantastic 2017/18 season

4 with our athletes, clubs, volunteers and members! Further information and tickets available HERE .

#WePlay Inspiring Girls in Sport Conference We had a fantastic day on October 20th at our #WePlay Conference! 200 athletes, parents and coaches attended to listen and learn from our outstanding panel of speakers that included athletes Ellen Keane (Swimming), Natalya Coyle (Pentathlon), Hannah Matthews (Hockey), Phil Healy (Athletics) and British Olympian Hannah Miley as well as professionals who spoke on nutrition, injury pr evention, creating your own brand and guest speaker, author of 'Strong is the New Pretty' Kate T Parker.

Our event t - shirts were so popular we've put them on sale for those that missed out, you can purchase one HERE !

Complaints and Disciplinary Training

As part of our on - going support for clubs and members Swim Ireland will again be providing training in managing people, situations and conflict. These workshops are aimed at helping club members in dealing with issues and developing a greater understanding of the complaints and disciplinary process. Unfortunately, we are faced with difficulties in clubs that sometimes need to be dealt with; by using working examples we will provide you with the knowledge and skills to ensure you are confident in dealing with any issues that may arise in your club.

If you are unsure about any of the above and want to know more about the Swim Ireland Complaints and Disciplinary process, this workshop is for you.

Dates, Venues and Booking details:

Tuesday 6 th November 6.30p m – Dublin ( Book Here ) Wednesday 7 th November 6.30pm – Belfast ( Book Here ) Thursday 8 th November 6.30pm – Omagh ( Book Here ) Tuesday 13th November 6.30pm – Kilkenny ( Book Here ) Wednesday 14 th November 6.30pm – Mallow ( Book Here ) Thursday 15 th November 7.00pm – Claremorris ( Book He re )

Please click HERE for more information

Competitions & Accreditation Passes 2018 - 19 To streamline the process for clubs to obtain accreditation passes for Athletes, Team Managers and Coaches we will be completing this through the Swim Ireland membership database going forward. If you are an At hlete, Team Manager or Coach that will be attending one of our National Events in 2018 - 19 you will need to ensure your personal details are up to date on the system and most importantly that you have an up to date photograph uploaded to your profile. We wi ll not be able to process accreditation passes unless your profile has an up to date photograph. If you have never accessed your profile before follow this link - https://swimireland.azolve.com enter your Swim Ireland membership number and click the forgot password link.

European Week of Sport saw one of the most enjoyable events on our calendar to date! In partnership with Age and Opportunity Ireland we hosted two days of fun for over 50’s, ‘The Dance, Dip and Dive ’ gave over 300 participants a chance to dance (warm up) before they ventured in to the icy Clontarf Baths where they could splash, swim or try out snorkelling or scuba diving. The day was finished off with tea and cake in “The Baths” restaurant.

Water Polo Referee Course - Now Available for Booking This course is aimed at candidates aged 18 years or over who wish to begin the process of traini ng to become a Water Polo Referee.

All Candidates must have Garda Vetting through Swim Ireland in place before the course commences. Candidates must also hold a valid Safeguarding Certificate.

6 Theory - Irish Sports HQ - November - 20th & 27th 6pm to 10pm each evening.

100% Attendance is required.

Practical - Sunday 2nd December - 9am to 2pm Sunday 9th December - 10am to 5pm Candidates will be assigned one of the above dates for the practical aspect of this course.

Bookin g available HERE .

Level 1 Water Polo Coach Course Last weekend saw our first Level 1 Blended Water Polo coaching course at the NAC and Irish Sport HQ. The course went extremely well and we now have fourteen new Level 1 Coaches ready for poolside!

Junior Interprovincial Tournament An inter - provincial water polo tournament hosted by Swim Ulster, takes place in Bangor Aurora beginning this Friday. There are fourteen teams taking part in two different age groups - Under 15 (Born 2003) & Under 17 (Born 2001) teams from Ulster (4), Leinster (4), Connacht (2) and the Scotland Saltires Regional (4) team. There has been a very pos itive response to this competition which has not run for a number of years and the presence of a team from Scotland gives an extra dimension to the competition.

We were delighted to attend the Nordic Baby Swimming Conference in Selfoss, Iceland in October. Speakers from across the globe travelled to Iceland to discuss baby swimming and popular techniques and programmes, with over 150 attendees the swimming “Baby Whisperer” Snorri Magnusson, and self proclaimed baby expert and author of Happy Babies Swim, Ul rika Faerch shared their expertise in this ever growing area of aquatics! Watch out for our Baby Swimming Seminar Day coming in 2019 to celebrate all things Baby Swimming in Ireland, with industry experts presenting on relevant topics that will enhance yo ur baby swimming programmes.

Education Courses Update We are delighted to be running our pilot blended learning level 2 swimmi ng teacher course this November

7 at Infinity Swim Academy in Newry beginning 7th December. Why not enrol? For more information please contact Emmet Ó Muirí at [email protected] or Craig Stanford at [email protected]

We are also going live with our first ever blended level 1 di ving coach course at the National Aquatic Centre beginning 2 nd November.

Why not take your aquatic skills to the next level and obta in a teaching or coaching qualification by enrolling into one of our courses? We are now offering ‘blended’ learning courses in teaching and coaching. This involves candidates completing parts of the course remotely via online assessment.

We also have the following Level 1 & Level 2 courses running in November and into early December. Courses are bookable via GoMembership Events . Prerequisites apply!

Level 1 Blended Assistant Swimming Teacher Blended Assistant Swimming Teacher 30 - Nov Kingf isher NUIG Blended Assistant Swimming Teacher 14 - Dec The ALSAA and Radisson Blue Hotel Blended Assistant Swimmin g Teacher 07 - Dec Crystal Leisure

Level 1 Blended Assistant Swimming Coach Blended Assistant Swimming Coach 30 - Nov Bangor Blended Assistant Swimming Coach 30 - Nov Cookstown Blended Assistant Swimming Coach 01 - Dec Coral Leisure, Tuam

Level 1 Standard Assistant Swimming Teacher Standard Assistant Swimming Teacher 02 - Dec MacDonald Kinsale Hotel & Spa

Level 2 Blended Swimming Teacher Blended Swimming Teacher 07 - Dec Infinity

Upcoming Events

Junior Inter Provincial Water Polo, 2nd - 3rd November, Bangor Aurora Celtic Masters 2018, 10th - 11th November, NAC, Dublin Swim Ireland Annual Awards - 24th November, Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co. Clare Irish Short Course National Championships - 6th - 9th December, Lisburn, Co. Down World Short Course Championships, 11th - 16th December, Hangzhou, China Christmas Cracker Gala - 16th December, National Aquatic Centre, Dublin

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