Welcome to the new home for Leinster Open Sea Swimming. This site will be used to post information regarding summer sea swims, results, pictures and ways to get involved with the community. If you would like information on how to participate in our summer sea programme, please consult the Basics section of this site.
-The Leinster Open Sea Committee
Dublin Water Safety Surf Open Day Killiney Sunday 12th May 2013 11AM to 4 PM
The Open Day will be held on Killiney Beach Sunday May 12th.
There will be demonstrations, novice events, competitions, and giveaways on the day.
Dublin Lifesaving Team will be showcasing the Surf Lifesaving, which incorporates lifesaving skills in race formats. There will be demonstrations of the sport on rescue race boards and ski’s. We will have a DJ playing music throughout the day keeping the spirits high. There will also be a taster session for anyone to join in and try it out. Anyone who is interested can come along, all amateurs and novices are encouraged to come along and participate (from 8 years old and up); so bring your friends.
Irish Water Safety will be present on the day educating the public on safety at waterways and will have their rescue boats out in Killiney giving people trips around the bay.
Try some other water sports like Kayaking, Surfing and Stand-Up Paddle-boarding (SUP) with thanks to Great Outdoors, Billabong and Red Paddle Co. who will be out on the day also.
There will be spot prizes and giveaways on the day for anyone who participates.
The event runs during An Taisce’s Clean Coast Week. Check out the photos from lasts years event on the Dublin Water Safety facebook Page.
Contact: sports@dublinwatersafety.ie
Web: http://www.dublinwatersafety.ie/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DubWaterSafety
The following Open Sea Races are provisionally scheduled as follows:
The Thomond Swim will count as a qualifier for the Dublin City Liffey Swim and the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Race. Further information will be available on the Limerick Masters’ Web Site:
The above dates are subject to permission from various public authorities and external stakeholders.
Dublin City Liffey Swim
Unfortunately construction on the LUAS Bridge from Hawkins Street to Malborough Street is not completed. It is difficult to determine how much progress will be made by the summer. At this stage the Open Sea Committee are planning to use the same course that we used last year, from the Loop Line Bridge (Railway Bridge) to the East Link Bridge.
Full Calendar
We are in the process of preparing the full Leinster Open Sea Races Calendar for 2013. We Hope to have the printed calendar available and online by mid April.
Open Sea Committee
Cork Lions Club & University College Cork in association with the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the World Open Water Swimming Association are gathering in Cork City for the first time outside the USA to celebrate and honour the class of 2012 for their outstanding achievements in Open Water Swimming around the World.
Famous and not-so-famous Open Water Swimmers will share their experiences while swimming the 7 oceans headed by our own Stephen Redmond from Ballydehob, the only person to have conquered all 7 Ocean’s 7 Channels. The programme will also include scientific presentations on environmental topics relating to our oceans & climate.
To round it all off a lap of Sandycove Island (a distance of 1700m) near Kinsale will see hundreds of hardy Open Water Swimmers brave the bracing autumnal waters of the South Coast of Ireland.
On-line registration will open on 10th March on this website: http://www.globalopenwaterswimmingconferencecork2013.com/#
The Global Open Water Swimming Conference Cork is a non-profit event and all proceeds raised will benefit charities as chosen by Cork Lions Club
Ossi Schmidt & Paschal Horgan
Co Chairmen
Global Open Water Swimming Conference Cork 2013 Organising Committee
http://www.globalopenwaterswimmingconferencecork2013.com/#
https://www.facebook.com/events/338157589617529/?ref=ts&fref=ts
http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2013/02/wowsaimshof-heads-to-cork-ireland.html
Cork Masters and Sandycove Island SC have scheduled the following:
The 2013 Calendar meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 27 February at 7.30 pm in the Board room ESB Sportsco.
We will finalise the 2013 Open Sea Calendar at that meeting. The board room in the ESB can accommodate up to 30 people. Space can be tight so please email leinsteropenseacommittee@gmail.com in advance as to who is attending on behalf of your club.
Open Sea Committee
The Open Sea Committee ask that Leinster Clubs encourage their members who participate in the open sea races to volunteer and come forward onto the Open Sea Committee in any of the following roles:
At present some of the committee have served on the committee for more than four years. We therefore would not like to be seen to outstay our welcome. Likewise a number of the members of the committee have to double and do two or three jobs and would be more than happy to share out some of the work.
The Open Sea Committee needs new faces with new ideas to enhance and continue the work of the committee. We therefore would warmly welcome new people to join us.
In the event that two or more people come forward for the same role we may have to have an election. However we can cross that bridge when we come to it.
Therefore we would ask people who are interested in coming forward to email leinsteropenseacommittee@gmail.com by Tuesday 26th of February.
Improvement to the running of races
If clubs have ideas for the improved running of the races please email leinsteropenseacommittee@gmail.com by Tuesday 26th of February. We can appeand the idea to the agenda for Wednesday (subject to time) or the 2013 committee can arrange a meeting before the season to discuss and decide.
Open Sea Committee
Ossie Schmidt of Cork Masters has asked us to encourage swimmers here in Leinster to log on and vote for Stephen Redmond of Baltimore for World Open Water Swimming Association Awards.
Stephen completed the seven channels during the summmer. The web site to log onto is as follows however it can be slow to connect:
http://www.worldopenwaterswimmingassociation.com/2012-wowsa-man-of-the-year-nominees/
Open Sea Committee
Please find attached flyer for the Special Olympics Polar Plunge this Saturday 1st December.
See YouTube links to some films which Vanessa Daws of Eastern Bay made over summer 2012.
Congratulations to Tom Healy on his English Channel swim today Friday 7 September in a time of 9 Hours 51 Minutes.
Open Sea Committee
The Swimmer of the Year and the Club of the Year presentation will take this Sunday after the NAC Docklands Swim (Men’s race 5.00pm and Ladies’ race 5.45pm). The presentation will be held in Jurys Inn on the North Quay across the road from the Dublin Docklands Authority and the Jeannie Johnston. Please come and support this event.