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Why not join Kill O’ the Grange National School who took on the Swim for a Mile Relay Challenge and smashed it! Students swam a total distance of 19 Miles! During this Active Schools Week (24th – 28th April) we’re encouraging teachers to have children take part in the Swim Ireland Schools Swim for a Mile Challenge during their swim … Read More

This week we’re starting visiting pools all over Ireland for our favourite part of the year – meeting all Swim For A Miler’s from all over the country! Make sure to double check the time and date of your swim in the coming days by visiting your Swim For A Mile dashboard and bare in mind the final check-list and … Read More

We are rapidly approaching the actual events that will take place across the country between in the next 4 weeks and we cannot wait! We hope you are all as excited as we are, and for those feeling a little nervous, don’t worry, nerves are a good thing, your body is letting you know that it is preparing for action, … Read More

Tapering is when you gradually ease off your training intensity while approaching a targeted event. This reduction in intensity will ensure that come race day you are adequately rested, and in shape to perform at your absolute best! With a few weeks to go until your event, it might be worth starting to think about this. For elite international swimmers, … Read More

It is important to mix up the training that you do in the water. Getting in the pool and doing similar work every day can be boring, but also not the most beneficial in improving your swimming ability. Here are a few different ways of training that can make your session more interesting and beneficial. Aerobic Endurance This is most … Read More

The Swim for a Mile Corporate Challenge event will take place at the National Aquatic Centre (NAC) on Wednesday, April 5th (11pm-4pm) with 50 teams (teams consist of 4 swimmers) competing in relay format. The fastest 10 teams (companies) will then compete in a Final at the NAC during the down time of the Irish Open Swimming Championships on Friday, … Read More

It is extremely important to warm up and cool down pre and post all of your sessions! Warming up your muscles before training will enhance your session with cool down helping with your recovery afterwards. Below we will outline some specific warm up and cooldown stretches that you can complete outside of the pool so that you can get the … Read More