2019 Irish Open Championships
The 2019 Irish Open Championships will take place in the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin from Wednesday 27th to Sunday 31st March.
Technical meeting will take place on Tuesday 26th March, at 19:30 at the competition venue. Attendance at this meeting is mandatory. Each club must be represented by one or more delegates
Times must have been achieved LC since 1st July 2018 in meets licenced to Level 3, 4 or 5 (or International equivalent). Converted times will NOT be accepted
Accreditation Passes for ALL Athletes, Coaches and Team Managers will be available through the Swim Ireland database closer to the event. Information on the process can be found HERE - at this stage, Club Admins should ask all those who will require passes to ensure they have a suitable photograph uploaded to their profile. Team Managers should check their Safeguarding, Vetting and TM qualifications are in date and Coaches should check their licence is valid.
2019 Irish Open Championships - Meet Information Pack (updated 25th February)
2019 Irish Open Championships - Schedule (please take note of changes to times from original meet information)
2019 Irish Open Championships - Final Programme - Psych Sheet
2019 Irish Open Swimming Championships - Officials Rota - Updated 19/03/2019. Officials briefing will take place 30mins before
start of heats & 45 mins before start of finals.
All queries should be directed to entries@swimireland.ie
2019 Irish Senior Schools Relay Championships
The 2019 Irish Senior Schools Relay Championships will take place in the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin on Sunday 14th April.
Warm up will take place from 10.00-10.20am. First race will take place at 10.30am. Medley relays will run first, followed by Freestyle relays in age group order (Junior, Intermediate, Senior) with girls’ events followed by boys’ events.
2019 Irish Senior Schools Relay Championships - Entry Form
The closing date for entry for this gala is Friday 22nd March - entry forms can be emailed or posted. Associated payment must be returned BY POST to Pat Daly, Irish Sport HQ, National Sports Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.
All queries should be directed to patdaly@swimireland.ie
2018/2019 National Competition Information
Irish Open Championships 2019 - updated 5 February
Irish National Division 2 Competition 2019 - updated 20 February
Irish Summer National Championships 2019
Please note that these are subject to change and are not final until published with full event paperwork. While every effort has been made to ensure qualification standards are all correct, there may be some discrepancies. If you spot one, please let us know so that we can amend the file
The only file that should be used for completing your entries is the file issued by email or published in the above "Upcoming Competition" section - the files available here are for reference only
Clubs attending Offshore meets may nominate these for qualification for Irish National Meets. Approval must be sought from Swim Ireland in advance of traveling and Hy-tek results must be sent after the meet. If the meet do not use Hy-tek, you can find information on how to produce a Hy-tek results file here. Clubs must be in possession of a valid International Permit for the results to be accepted
Individual swimmers from clubs who are resident primarily overseas DO NOT need to seek approval from Swim Ireland for their meets however they should send their results to their home club who should forward these to Swim Ireland in Hy-tek format (as above).
Swimmers registered with overseas clubs (and not registered with Irish clubs) are not required to have meets approved but will be required to show proof of entry times when entering a meet.
Middlesborough ASC Halloween Meet - Middlesborough, 20th/21st October 2018 (qualifier for Irish SC Championships, McCullagh International Meet)
Manchester International Swim Meet - Manchester, 20th/21st October 2018 (qualifier for Irish SC Championships, McCullagh International Meet)
City of Sunderland New Year Meet - Sunderland, 18th-20th January 2019 (qualifier for McCullagh International Meet, Irish Open Championships, Irish Summer Nationals)
Flanders Cup - Antwerp, 19th/20th January 2019 (qualifier for McCullagh International Meet, Irish Open Championships, Irish Summer Nationals)
Edinburgh International Swim Meet - Edinburgh, 15-17th March 2019 (qualifier for Irish Summer Nationals)
City of Norwich LC Meet - Norwich, 19-21st April 2019 (qualifier for Irish Summer Nationals)