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The new season is well and truly under way, preparatory training is over, and our squads have started travelling to Galas at weekends. So far, well done to all our swimmers who took part the Munster Minor and Senior Schools … Continue reading →

It’s nearly time to start up again and we are all looking forward to a season of fun, swimming and friends however, a timely warning has come in from Swim Ireland of some of the dangers our swimmers may face … Continue reading →

Well done to our swimmers who took part in the recent national-level IAG Division 2 Gala in UL where the best swimmers from all four provinces were involved.   There were loads of PBs for Killarney.   Paul O’Leary made the finals … Continue reading →

Regular readers of Killarney Swimming Club Notes will need no reminding of the fantastic achievements of Killarney Swimming Club members, Mary Claire McCarthy and Antoinette O’Leary, in the Special Olympics Regional Advancement Competition in UL on the 27th of May, … Continue reading →

Best of luck from everyone in the Club to our senior swimmers who are currently in the final weeks of training before the upcoming Division 1 and Division 2 Galas, while the rest of us are just chillin’ and slurping … Continue reading →

Congratulations to our swimmers who took part in the Munster/Connaught IAG in UL from the 2nd to the 4th of June, all events taking place in the Olympic-sized pool.  This is the business-end of the swimming season with Swim Ireland … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Killarney Swimming Club members, Mary Clare McCarthy and Antionette O’Leary, who received the call up to take part in the Special Olympics Regional Advancement Competition in UL last Saturday the 27th of May.  This was a huge achievement … Continue reading →

The annual club day out took place last Sunday, the 21st of May, to Castlegregory and what a fantastic day was had by all!   Over half our club travelled which is a huge turn out. Between boogie-boarding and kayaks, trampolines … Continue reading →

Congratulations to our swimmers who took part in the Grade II Gala in UL on the 1st of April. The Gala was a long-course event i.e. in a 50 metre Olympic-size swimming pool and this was a “first” for most … Continue reading →

Congratulations to all our swimmers who took part in the Grade III gala in Mallow on Saturday the 18th of March – a tough thing to do after all that green ice-cream the day before!  There were substantial improvements by … Continue reading →