Waterford Crystal Swimming club

Friday, 15th February 2013

Gerry Ryan Gala

Well done to all swimmers who travelled to Limerick last weekend to compete in the Gerry Ryan invitational. All our swimmers achieved PBs. This is a remarkable achievement and testament to great coaching and the hard work been put in by all.

Particular Congratulations to our medals winners:Eoghan Trihy who won silver in the 50 fly,bronze in the 100 fly and bronze in the 50 freestyle.Ciaran Halpin who won bronze in the 400m im and bronze in the 200 freestyle. Sarah Lee who won bronze in the 50 backcrawl and bronze in the 100 backcrawl and Clare Larkin: bronze in the 100m Fly. Womens Relay Team: Susan Aylward, Charlotte Cuddihy,Katie Cuddihy, and Magdalena Gierega who won bronze in the 4 X 50 free.

Well done to all the following swimmers who got PBs. Susan Aylward, Lorna Aylward, Orlaith Betts, Eoin Bray, Aibhne Brethnach, Aobhna Buckley, Eabhna Cox, Charlotte Cuddihy, Katie Cuddihy, Anna Dunphy, Ben Dunphy, Chloe Finnegan, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Magadelena Gierega, Ciaran Halpin, Abbie Hayes, Abbie M Hayes, Clare Larkin, Eimear Larkin, Sarah Lee, Roisin Mariga, Ciara Murphy, Meadbh O'Connor. Sadbh O'Sullivan, Courtney Power, Megan Power, Warren Roche, Emma Sinnott, Eoin Trihy,Katie Sweeney and Jade Wiles.Thanks to Gillian Finnegan who was our team leader for the weekend. Thanks to Paula for organising hotel accommodation and travel. Thanks to all parents who helped out over the two days. A great weekend was had by all.

David McCullagh Memorial Gala

David McCullagh Memorial Gala will take place on Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th February 2013.

Nenagh Neptune Invitational Gala

Nenagh Neptune Gala will take place next Saturday 16th of February in Nenagh. Best of luck to all swimmers who are travelling to Nenagh.

Training

Training continues as normal. Extra hours have been allocated towards a pre A squad.

If there are any children who already know how to swim and are interested in getting involved in the squads please contact Eddie. We can also be contacted on facebook Waterford Crystal swimming club.

Swimming Lessons

Swimming lessons continue every Saturday in Newtown Pool from 1pm to 3pm. We are currently in Term 3. If you are interested in teaching your child how to swim we will be enrolling for Term 4 at the end of March. Our classes have an excellent instructor to student ratio to insure your child gains the maximum benefits from our lessons. Our qualified and experienced teachers will help children achieve their goals whether learning to swim, improving technique or simply just keeping fit. Our classes cater from first time swimmers all the way up to competitive swimming, for more information please contact us on facebook Waterford Crystal Swimming Club or Contact Eddie Downey via email : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Majorca

Our A squad will partake in a training camp in Majorca during the summer. We will be fundraising to help with the costs of the training camp. More details of fundraising events will follow. We would appreciate any financial support for this camp. It is essential for our top swimmers to enable them to compete at the highest levels.