Empowering All
Our Inclusion Statement
We aim to be inclusive and welcoming in our sport, seeking to empower everyone to participate in a safe and enjoyable environment, where everyone is treated with the same level of respect, equality and importance.
Participation Opportunities
Get Swimming
Programmes & events which cater for all
Open Water Programmes
Open Water swimming caters for all ages and abilities of swimmer. From young splashers to older dippers, and everyone in between.
Learn to Swim
Our Learn to Swim programme will empower and inspire children to challenge themselves on their own personal journey of learning to swim.
Join a Club
Find a Swim Ireland affiliated club near you!
Pop-Up Pool
The Pool that comes to the People: Swim Ireland’s Pop-Up Pool!
Check out our Pop-Up Pools and book your swim now!
Disability
Awards & Commitment
Swim Ireland have recently achieved the Active Disability Ireland Silver Xcessible Award and will now work towards achieving Gold.
We have also signed up to the Active Disability Ireland Sport Inclusion Charter and encourage associated organisations to sign up!
Disability
Resources
Xcessible Programme
The Xcessible programme is an inclusive programme designed for National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) and Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) to positively and meaningfully provide opportunities for people with disabilities to take part in sport and physical activity.
Xcessible Club Toolkit
The Xcessible Club Toolkit is a guided resource that will empower clubs to positively and meaningfully provide opportunities for people with disabilities to take part in sport and physical activity at a local level.
Useful Resources
Find all the Disability Awareness Resources you need
Disability Inclusion Training Workshops
Active Disability Ireland coordinates, develops and delivers inclusive training and education workshops across the Sport, Fitness, Adventure and Education sectors. All our workshops are designed to equip participants with the knowledge, competence and skills necessary to include people with disabilities in sport and physical activity, and increase quality provision.
Active Disability Ireland Sport Inclusion Disability Charter
Sport and physical activity are central to the fabric of life in Ireland. As citizens of this state, people with disabilities have a right to be active within their local communities. In our efforts to truly understand what it is really like for a person with a disability to be active in Ireland, we carried out nationwide focus groups with people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities.
Pathways for All
Para Swimming
Para Swimming competition is open to male and female athletes in the categories for dwarfs, amputees, blind/visually impaired, spinal cord injured/wheelchair, cerebral palsy/brain injury/stroke and les autres.
Policies
Diversity & Inclusion Policy
This Policy provides a set of guiding principles that goes beyond what is required by law or regulation in promoting equality and preventing discrimination. Its aim is to provide a culture within our sport that is inclusive for all and sets out our expectations for the conduct of activity that falls under our direct remit such as within our Clubs, Regions, Teams, Education and Programmes. In addition, we expect that any organisation or individual with whom we work will adhere to the principles and spirit of the policy and our guidelines.
Resources
Me, My Child & the Water
The Swim Ireland ‘Me, my Child and the Water’ resource is aimed at parents and carers of children with disabilities. It will also help swimming teachers to support children in their lessons. This resource is a guide outlining how swimmers with a disability can plan their visit and access the pool safely.
Funding
Dormant Accounts Funding
To support the development of future leaders in sport, €300,000 has been invested in Youth Leadership programmes across a variety of National Governing Bodies.
An investment of €400,000 into the Aspire Graduate Programme will enable recently qualified sport and physical activity graduates to gain relevant experience in sector-based organisations.
