County Cavan Community Games held their swimming finals on Saturday 25 March 2017 at Cavan Swimming and Leisure Complex, Drumalee, Cavan.

So members from Breifne Swimming Club took part in these swimming finals with a number of swimmers winning their event, and securing their place in the National Finals which will be held in the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin on Saturday 6 May 2017.

Breifne Swim Club finalists include:

Girls Under 8 – 25M Freestyle – Ilaria Aylward
Girls Under 10 – 25M Freestyle – Sahara Smith
Boys Under 12 – 50M Freestyle – Ben Smith
Girls Under 12 – 50M Freestyle – Alegra Aylward
Boys Under 12 – 50M Backstoke  – Louis Maguire
Girls Under 12 – 50M Backstroke – Ella Maguire
Boys Under 12 – 50M Breaststroke – Cormac Crotty
Girls Under 12 – 50M Breaststroke – Robyn Prior
Boys Under 14 – 50M Freestyle – Fiachra Dowd
Girls Under 14 – 50M Freestyle – Louise Hastings
Girls Under 14 – 50M Backstroke – Caoimhe Brady
Boys Under 14 – 50M Breaststroke – Mack Aylward
Girls Under 14 – 50M Breaststroke – Beth Grant
Girls Under 14 – 50M Butterfly – Ciara McGill
Boys Under 16 – 50M Backstroke – Lloyd Hastings
Girls Under 16 – 50M Backstroke – Doireann McNamara
Boys Under 16 – 50M Butterfly – Alex Prior
Girls Under 16 – 50m Butterfly – Milly Owen

Good luck to all swimmers in the National Finals

Swim Ulster are holding their annual Ulster Age Group and Youth Long Course Championships over the weekend of 21st – 23rd April.  These will be held in the Aurora Aquatic and Leisure Complex, 3 Valentine Road, Bangor, BT20 4TH.

The minimum age for this competition is 9 years old.

Breifne closing date for this competition is Wednesday 29 March and the Meet Information can be found here.

Trojan Swim Club are holding their annual gala on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March 2017 in Newpark Sports Centre, Blackrock in Dublin.

Saturday morning will be 10 and under, while Saturday afternoon will be 11 – 12.  On Sunday morning it will be 13 and over and Sunday afternoon is an open meet with the 200M events.

Entries for this gala will be limited and are being accepted pm a first come, first served basis.  There will be an initial entry file submitted on Wednesday 1 March and any entries received after this will not be submitted unto after the Breifne closing date which is Friday 10 March.

Full meet information can be found here.

NAC Swim Club held their annual Mini Minnows gala on Sunday 19 February 2017 at the National Aquatic Centre, Blanchardstown in Dublin.  This gala is intended for young and inexperienced swimmers swimming over 25M in all four strokes.

Four swimmers from Breifne Swim Club attended this gala, Renee Crotty, Cormac Crotty, Ned Tully and William Moore.  These swimmers gained a total of 14 personal best times out of a possible 15 events and some medals were won on the way.

Renee Crotty won a gold medal for 25M Breaststroke and 2 bronze medals for 25M Backstroke and 25M Butterfly.

Cormac Crotty took home 3 gold medals for 25M Breaststroke, 25M Butterfly and 25M Freestyle.

A full list of results can be found here.