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Ciara Quilter & Siobhan O’Mahoney with our mascot Pat the Bear at the Invitational Gala.
KINGDOM Swimming Club were delighted to host their annual Kingdom Invitational Gala last weekend.
Competitive Swim Clubs from all over Munster competed at the two day event for our much coveted Kingdom Medals.
The event also provided an opportunity to attain summer national qualification times (age 12-14 swimmers) and qualification times for the upcoming Munster Long Course Championships taking place in Limerick May 5th-7th.
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Well done to all our swimmers with some great pbs, medals and memories takeh home … and a visit from Sam to boot!
The Gala is the club’s main fundraising event for the year and hugely important in raising much needed funds for the club to grow and compete on a regional and national level.
Clodagh McNamara with Sam at the Invitational Gala.
“We would like to thank all the local businesses who offered their support again this year through contributions and raffle prizes, we greatly appreciate it,” said club PRO Kate Brosnan.
“Thanks to everyone who helped out in the planning and execution of our Gala to make it such a success- it truly takes a village to raise a swimmer!! From our coaches, officials, top table,team managers to all the parents and senior swimmers who helped out on the day.”
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Coach Nigel Collins said; “At this stage of the swimming year the Kingdom swimmers evidently relished the prospect of attaining national qualifying times in their home pool, the Senior and Junior A athletes made significant progress in all events attaining numerous National/ Division 2 qualifying times across the board.
Club Coach Nigel Collins & son Jonas at the Invitational Gala.
“Swimmers from all the squads proved that attendance at training pays off with plenty of Personal Bests being logged. The training structure overseen by the Head Coach John Edwards is certainly showing results as some athletes in the Junior squads qualified for Munster. Over all the quality of swimming shown by Kingdom Athletes was on par with the strongest swimmers from Munster and Nationally. Giving us much hope for the future of our competitive strength.
Kingdom swimming club has backed this progress up with commitment to bolstering the coaching team, the culmination of this will happen in May where a number of long serving coaches will attain swim Irelands Level 2 coaching licence,” added Nigel.
Helping out at the bake sale-Evelyn Fox,Maire O’Sullivan (Club Captain),Shauna Carroll, Saorlaith & Labhraidh Costello at the Invitational Gala.
Meanwhile, excitement is building at the club for the forthcoming visit of Irish Olympic Swimmer Mona McSharry on Tuesday May 2. Mona will hold a Breaststroke Clinic for swimmers followed by a q&a session.
Also, Head Coach John Edwards will hold a Breaststroke Development Clinic for the coaches in association with Swim Ireland this Wednesday at the Junior A training session.
Upcoming galas are Munster Long Course Championship May 7th-9th-UL and the Michael Bowles Invitational Gala May 27th-28th in Douglas. Scroll down for photos…
Daragh Casey at the Invitational Gala.
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Niamh Lynch, Emily Boyd,Sarah Cox,Hannah Mackenzie,Ali O’Dwyer,Aine Gibbons, Kate O’Shea at the Invitational Gala.
Sean Murphy, Daragh Casey, Adam O’Flaherty, Reece Long & Peter O’Connor at the Invitational Gala.
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Having fun at the Invitational Gala.
Kingdom Swimmers enjoying the Invitational Gala.
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Oisin & Ger O’Mahony with Sam at the Invitational Gala.
Swim Ireland President Mary Haughney at the Invitational Gala.
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Iza O’Connor & Chloe O’Halloran at the Invitational Gala.
Club Officials Tim, Pat,Spela,Tom & Mike at the Invitational Gala.
Club Captains Cian Mason & Maire O’Sullivan at the Invitational Gala.
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