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Now that the Swim For a Mile Pool Challenge is done and dusted, it’s time for a new challenge! As the open water begins to warm up, we have three opportunities for you to advance your swimming from the pool to the great outdoors.

Each event offers it’s own challenge and experience, boasting a safe, fun and relaxed atmosphere! Refreshment’s, music and goodies will be provided at each event and please feel free to bring supporters and the family!

The Events:

The Docklands 1km

Swim Ireland in conjunction with Waterways Ireland

Time limit of 40 minutes

Where: Spencer Dock, Dublin 1

When: Wednesday July 17th at 6pm, 6.20pm or 6.40pm

What: An introduction to open water swimming, in the beautiful setting of the canal at Spencer dock in the heart of Dublin City. This day will be full of fun and involves a 600m swim north, to turn around the buoy and return for the final 400m stretch.

Swim For a Mile at The Clontarf Baths

Swim Ireland in conjunction with Leinster Open Sea

Time limit of 45 minutes

Where: Clontarf Baths, 123a Clontarf Rd, Dublin

When: Wednesday July 31st at 7pm or 8pm

What: This event is the perfect bridge from pool swimming to the open water! The baths are a large outdoor 40m swimming pool that is filled with water from the Irish Sea. This is a perfect event for those wanting to test the waters, without braving the full open water!

Swim For a Mile at Seapoint, Monkstown

Swim Ireland in conjunction with Leinster Open Sea

Time limit of 40 minutes

Where: Seapoint Monkstown, Dublin

When: Sunday August 11th at 10am

What: This event will comprise of a one-mile loop in the open sea and is for our more daring swimmers! The swim will take place at Monkstown, just off Brighton Vale Road at Seapoint.

There will be training sessions every Wednesday from 7-9pm (starting July 3rd) at the Clontarf Baths in preparation for all three events. The training provides an opportunity to “test the waters” before your big day!

We would highly recommend attending these if you are not familiar with open water swimming, to help you prepare for your event.

These sessions are only available to those registered for one of the above event’s (for insurance purposes).

There will be a coach on deck to offer guidance and the cost is €5 per session – limited spaces apply!

When arriving at the Clontarf Baths, please park at the Scoil Ui Chonaill GAA Club and enter the baths via the gate to the side of the restaurant rather than the restaurant doors.

Download the results for Swim for a Mile Challenge 2019

Carlow

Graiguecullen Swim Results 2019

Cork

Cork Swim Results 2019

Down

Bangor Swim Results 2019

Dublin

Ballyfermot, Dublin Swim Results 2019

Ballyfermot, Dublin Morning Swim Results 2019

Markievicz, Dublin Swim Results 2019

NAC Dublin Swim Results 2019

Newpark, Dublin Swim Results 2019

Sean McDermot St, Dublin Swim Results 2019

Templeogue Swim Results 2019

Trinity, Dublin Swim Results 2019

Westpark, Dublin Swim Results 2019

Westwood, Dublin Morning Swim Results 2019

Galway

Galway Swim Results 2019

Kerry

Ballybunion Swim Results 2019

Tralee Swim Results 2019

Kildare

K Leisure, Naas Swim Results 2019

Kilkenny

Kilkenny Swim Results 2019

Limerick

Limerick Swim Results 2019

Mayo

Ballina Swim Results 2019

Castlebar Swim Results 2019

Westport, Mayo Swim Results 2019

Offally

Aura, Tullamore Swim Results 2019

Sligo

Sligo Swim Results 2019

Tipperary

Clonmel Swim Results 2019

Thurles Swim Results 2019

Waterford

Waterford Swim Results 2019

For most of you week 11 is here and we are getting closer and closer to Swim for a Mile 2019!

We hope that you have enjoyed everything that the Swim for a Mile program has thrown at you. We have loved every week and clinic that has passed, and hope that you have too.

We very are grateful for the coaches and sports partnerships who have encouraged and supported participants throughout the program over the last 11 weeks. Use these last couple of weeks to get yourself in the zone and ready for your event!

Reminder:

You’ll notice in week 11 you have a half distance (400m or 800m) time trial, use this to update your Estimated Completion Time (ECT) for the event. Your overall event time is likely to be double the time trial time plus 2-3 minutes.

You can do this by logging into your SFAM dashboard and clicking ‘Change’ under ‘Challenge Registration’. Your ECT time is important because it ensures you are swimming with people of similar ability on the day.

To get the most of your time trial here are some land warm-up exercises you can do before getting in the pool. These exercises will gradually warm you up, raise your heart rate and prepare your body for movement in the pool. This land warm-up can be done before training sessions and the timed event.

Land Warm up:

• 5 Single arm circles – 5 backwards, then 5 forwards
• 5 Double arm circles – 5 backwards, then 5 forwards
• 5 Alternating arm swings – hand begins at your hips and finishes by touching down behind your neck
• 6 Head tilts – straight posture, bring left ear down to left shoulder and back to middle / right ear down to right shoulder and back to middle
• 5 Hamstring Walkouts – fold at the hips and move forward into a plank position, then walk your hands back as close to your feet as you can, back to the starting standing position
• 5 Lunges – step forward into lunge, making sure your knees do not go over your toes
• 10 Squats – stance wider than hip distance apart, to activate your lower body and help with kicking technique

‘Master your mind, and defy the odds’ – David Goggins

The Swim Ireland Corporate Relay Challenge is back for another great year! Now is the chance to grab your colleagues and set out for an afternoon of fun at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre on Friday the 29th of March!

This year the challenge has been revamped to include more relays of shorter distance, to give everyone the opportunity to show off their swimming skills! The day will run from 12:30 – 16:00, arrival time is 12:30 for check-in, briefing and warm-up, with racing commencing at 13:00.

The Challenge will include four relays:

1. 4 x 50m Kick Relay
2. 4 x 50m Swim Relay with equipment of choice.
3. 4 x 50m Partner Swim Relay – Towing a colleague!
4. 8 x 50m Finale!

Each relay must include a minimum of four swimmers. Teams are allowed up to 8 swimmers in the Partner Swim and Finale Relay. You can also switch teams between relays to play to everyone’s strengths! Each organisation can enter as many relay teams as they wish!

Each relay will carry points, the team at the end, with the most points will be crowned the ‘2019 Corporate Challenge Champions!’

After the races, we will have refreshments and the awarding of the ‘Corporate Challenge Cup’ Attendees are welcome to stick around after the challenge to watch our Irish Open SwimmingChampionships, which commence at 5pm. Ireland’s elite swimmers will be taking to the pool, aiming to qualify for this summer’s international meets including: World Championships, World University Games, Junior Europeans and European Youth Olympics.

Team entry price is €100 with 50% going to our Official Charity Partner – Temple Street Children’s Hospital, if you would like to donate further to this fantastic charity, you can do so HERE!

So what are you waiting for? Grab a team and get entered!

For further information, please contact Bethany at swimforamile@swimireland.ie

Each year Swim for a Mile (SFAM) nominates a charitable organisation in a bid to assist them in raising awareness about their work and also champion them in their fund-raising efforts.

This year is no different, we are delighted to announce Temple Street Children’s Hospital as our charity partner for 2019. Every participant who registers for the 2019 Swim for a Mile challenge will support this fantastic hospital in the work that they do.

Over 147,000 sick children from all over Ireland are treated each year in Temple Street. The hospital has some of the best doctors and nurses in the world, but without specialist equipment and facilities it’s simply not enough. Every year Temple Street rely on the support and generosity of people like our SFAM’ers to help raise €5 million. These funds are crucial and allow them to redevelop hospital wards, fund vital lifesaving equipment, services and invest in research.

10% of every Swim for a Mile registration will go to Temple Street Children’s Hospital. YOU can raise further funds for Temple Street with your miracle mile, by clicking & sharing the iDonate Link or by requesting a sponsorship card from us at Swim for a Mile.

The Swim For a Mile team, along with Irish National Record Holder Darragh Greene, paid a visit to Temple Street this week. We were blown away by the enthusiasm of the staff and it was truly an eye-opening experience to see these inspiring children, parents and medical professionals.

We are asking each of our SFAM participants to target a goal amount to raise from the list below:

• €10 will buy a syringe, essential for administering pain relief to a sick child
• €15 will go towards multi-sensory toys which are specially adapted to aid rehabilitation
• €20 will buy four special neonatal masks – small enough to fit a newborn baby’s face
• €50 will go towards the cost of an operating microscope.

Whether you are an avid fitness fan or can only swim two lengths, grab a friend to help champion change to make this hospital a better place – Ireland’s little ones deserve nothing less.