Clontarf Swimming and Waterpolo Club would like to offer our Condolences to the Gradwell family of Drogheda Waterpolo Club for the passing of Philip Gradwell, our deepest sympathies to all the family.
Summer is over and the season is about to start so we are back Training. Waterpolo Training will resume Sunday 6th September 2015 in Guinness Swimming Pool, 12-1pm for Players over 13 and 1-2pm for Players 13 and under. Then on Wednesday the 9th September Senior Mens Training will resume in Guinness Swimming Pool at 9pm, please be at the pool 15 Minutes before the start of each Waterpolo session. Also note Guinness Swimming Pool have asked that we are off the premises 15min after each session. Lane swimming has started already in West Wood swimming pool, again Swimmers are asked to arrive 15 minutes before each session starts. The Leinster U16 and Senior fixtures have been sent out and Clontarf Division 2 and boys U16 have their first match in the NAC on the 10th of September. Looking forward to a great season, see everyone very soon. Look for fixture updates on the Website which will be posted soon.
Yesterday Saturday 15th 2015 August, Brian Nolan came home first in the Aer Lingus Sea Swim at Portmarnock Beach with a handicap of 8.45, this was a fantastic swim, coming from the back passing 146 other swimmers to get the Win. This also brings Brian’s total number of Sea Swim wins to 12 level with the Club record held by R.H (Richie) Case since 1939. We also had the first two in a row for a Father and Son after Sean Nolan had another great win in Wicklow last week and also this is the first time ever since the Club started open Sea swimming nearly 100 years ago that we have had 4 Open Sea Swim Wins in a Season. Well done again to all the Swimmers taking part, with still a few more races left to go you never know.
Congratulation to Sean Nolan for wining the Healy O’Kane sea swim race today 9th August 2015 in Wicklow Harbour. Sean had a fantastic race coming from behind catching a number of swimmers to take the win in the final few meters. This is the third sea swim win for the Club in 2015, well done to all the Swimmers.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL SWIMMERS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE
TIME CHANGE – BOAT LEAVES HOWTH 2.00 PM SHARP – NEW LOCATION
FACILITY NOW TO TAKE 80 SWIMMERS
REGISTRATION: 12.30PM
SAFETY BRIEFING: 1.30PM
BOATS LEAVE: 2.00PM
RACE STARTS: 2.30PM
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DUBLIN BAY CRUISES HAVE FACILITATED CLONTARF SWIMMING CLUB WITH BRINGING SWIMMERS TO THE ISLAND.
ALL SWIMMERS MUST REGISTER AT THE TIME LISTED ABOVE.
THE NEW LOCATION FOR REGISTRATION IS THE WEST PIER HOWTH, BESIDE THE ICE PLANT AND OPPOSITE THE BRASS MONKEY AND THE OAR HOUSE RESTAURANTS.
THE ST. BRIDGET BOAT IS ON A TIGHT SCHEDULE AND IT WILL BE LEAVING THE WEST PIER IN HOWTH SHARP AT 2.00PM.
PLEASE ALLOW YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REGISTER, GET CHANGED AND BE SWIM READY.
YOURS IN SPORT
Brian Nolan
Mobile: 086-2661981
E-Mail: conquer@indigo.ie
Congratulations to Sean Nolan for a forth place finish in the Dublin SC Race today 12th July.
All swimmers competing this year in any Leinster Open Sea races are required to complete Rules and Swimmers’s Declaration. Swimmers can do this via the Fit magazine website. See attached link for instructions and link to Fit Magazine Web site,
https://www.fitmagazine.ie/events/race/leinster-open-sea-rules-and-declaration
Please complete the
Note: When you link into the above, please press enter as if you are going to purchase the rules and declaration but there is no charge for same. When complete you will get an acknowledgement number that you accept the rules and regulations.
Well done to all our swimmers who competed in our yearly internal Club sea races at the Bull Wall on Saturday 4th July. The age of the swimmers was between 8 and 60 and we held four races in total. The results were as follows, Girls – 1st Lana Nolan, 2nd Robyn Joyce, 3rd Iris Reddington, 4th Elle Joyce. Boys (U13) – 1st James Tracey, 2nd Philippe Tracey, 3rd Aaron Walsh, 4th Conor McGrath, 5th Sam Joyce, Boys (Over 13) – 1st Pierre Tracey, 2nd Shane Gannon, 3rd Sean Nolan. Senior Mens – 1st Joe Kearns, 2nd Colm Walsh, 3rd Martin Reddington. Finally well done to our two Senior Women swimmers who swam also in the Senior race – 1st Mary Tracey, 2nd Catherine Leavy. Afterwards we were back to Clontarf GAA Club for a barbecue, thanks to Darren Joyce for taking care of Chef duties and Bobby Nolan for organising the food, also thanks to everyone who helped and contributed to the running of the event, this was very much appreciated. Thanks to Clontarf GAA Club for the hiring of the pitch and allowing us to use the Club house. Don’t forget our two Club Open Sea races this summer, the Island Swim in Howth is on the 25th of July and the Bobby Nolan Swim is on the 26th of July at the Bull Wall, we need Volunteers to help out with both of these races.
Swim Ireland are running a Child protection course on the 29th of July 2015, the cost of the course is 20 Euro and is on between 18.30 and 21.30. If you have not done a course or if your course is out of date it would be worth attending. Contact Swim Ireland directly if you wish to attend. The course is held in Irish Sports HQ in Blanchardstown. See Swim Ireland website in the links section for more details.