Swim Ireland www.swimireland.ie 07-08 Swimming Season Plan (Version IV) Jon Rudd (National Performance Director) *** LSC will attend Event. ** Eligibility of swimmer qualification. WEEK DATE DAY END OF CYCLE INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL PROGRAMME PROVINCIAL/REGIONAL PROGRAMME CAMPS & NOTES COM M Sep7 3 Th 04 UK Schools Games (Loughborough) Day F 03 S 0 3 S 0 04- Sep 4 M 00 5 T 99 6 W 98 7 TH 97 8 F 96 UK Schools Games (Loughborough) Day UK Schools Games (Loughborough) Day 3 UK Schools Games (Loughborough) Day 4 Season 07-08 Commences. Northern Ireland athletes should consider commencing season from /08/7 9 S 95-0 S 94 Recommended Season 07- Sep M 93 08 commencement for athletes returning from World University Games or World T 9 Junior Championships 3 W 9 4 TH 90 5 F 89 6 S 88 Orientation Camp (Dublin) Day Orientation Camp (Dublin) Day Orientation Camp (Dublin) Day 3 Regional Squads Level & Orientation/Skill Testing Day
7 S 87 8- Sep 8 M 86 Orientation Camp (Dublin) Day 4 9 T 85 0 W 84 TH 83 F 8 3 S 8 4 S 80 5- Sep 5 M 79 6 T 78 7 W 77 8 TH 76 9 F 75 Oct7 30 S 74 S 73 Regional SC Development Meet Opportunity Regional SC Development Meet Opportunity Venue Tipperary plus another Window of 6 (One or Two Days). Not eligible for Irish SC Nationals Qualification. Age Groups 0 years & over 0-Oct M 7 3 T 7 4 W 70 5 TH 69 6 F 68 Dolphin Open Mayfield 7 S 67 Nenagh Invitation/ Dolphin Open 8 S 66 Dolphin Open 09-Oct 9 M 65 Regional Squads Level (Day ) 0 T 64 W 63 TH 6 3 F 6 4 S 60 5 S 59 Regional SC Qualifying Meet (Venues TBC) Regional SC Qualifying Meet (Venues TBC) Regional SC Qualifying Meet Mallow (for all who are eligibility) Window of 3. Two or Three Day Meet. Regional SC Qualifier. Not eligible for Irish SC Nationals Qualification. Age Groups 0 years & over 6-Oct 6 M 58 7 T 57 8 W 56 9 TH 55 0 F 54 S 53 S 5 3-Oct 3 M 5 4 T 50 National Squad PE Depart for Amsterdam Netherlands Swim Cup SC (Amsterdam) Day Netherlands Swim Cup SC (Amsterdam) Day Netherlands Swim Cup SC (Amsterdam) Day 3 Swim Cup SC (Amsterdam) Day Regional SC Minor Schools Meet Venue UL( Up to each swimmer)l) Regional SC Senior Schools Meet Venue UL( Up to each swimmer)l) All Regions to run these school events on this weekend. Eligible for Irish SC Nationals Qualification 5 W 49 6 TH 48 7 F 47
8 S 46 Mallow Invitation Mallow 9 S 45 3-Oct 30 M 44 Nov7 3 T 43 W 4 TH 4 3 F 40 Regional SC Championships (Venues TBC) Day Leinster, Munster & Connacht only. Ulster to run a Qualifying 4 S 39 Regional SC Championships Meet if required. Age Groups as 5 S 38 06- Nov 6 M 37 7 T 36 8 W 35 Venues Day UL Regional SC Championships Venues Day 3 UL(for all who are qualify) Youth (Male 6 years & under and Female 5 years & under) and Senior (Male 7 years & over and Female 6 years & over). Qualifying Times to reflect two age groups per gender End of qualifying period for qualification to Irish National SC Championships. Qualifying times to be SC only from 0//6 9 TH 34 0 F 33 S 3 S 3 3- Nov 3 M 30 4 T 9 5 W 8 6 TH 7 7 F 6 8 S 5 9 S 4 0- Nov 0 M 3 T W 3 TH 0 Askeaton Open Coaches will decide nearer the time Regional SC Development Meet Opportunity (Venues TBC) Regional SC Development Meet Opportunity Venues Tralee/Waterford Window of 6 (One or Two Days). Not eligible for Irish SC Nationals Qualification. Age Groups 0 years & over 4 F 9 5 S 8 Kingdom Invitation 7-6 S 7 Nov 7 M 6 8 T 5 Dec7 9 W 4 30 TH 3 F S 3 S 0 04- Dec 4 M 9 Inter club gala in ul 5 T 8
6 W 7 7 TH 6 8 F 5 9 S 4 Swim Ireland Christmas Cracker Meet (Dublin) - 0 S 3 Depart for Copenhagen Orientation (Copenhagen) Dec M Day Orientation (Copenhagen) T Day LEN European SC Championships 3 W 0 (Copenhagen) Day LEN European SC Championships (Copenhagen) Day Irish National SC Championships (Lisburn) Day 4 TH Ulster Regional & Open LC Championships (Bangor) Day Ulster Regional & Open LC Championships (Bangor) Day Ulster Regional & Open LC Championships (Bangor) Day 3 N.Ireland Commonwealth Games Qualifying Opportunity Age Groups as Youth (Male 6 years & under and Female 5 years & under) and Senior (Male 7 years & over and Female 6 years & over). Qualifying Times to reflect two age groups per 5 F LEN European SC Championships (Copenhagen) Day 3 Irish National SC Championships (Lisburn) Day LEN European SC Championships (Copenhagen) Day 4 Irish National SC Championships (Lisburn) Day 6 S 3 LEN European SC Championships (Copenhagen) Day 5 Irish National SC Championships (Lisburn) Day 8-7 S 4 Dec 8 M 07 Return from Copenhagen 9 T 06 0 W 05 TH 04 F 03 gender. Full Olympic Programme plus 50m Form Strokes. A and B Finals per event (800m/500m as Timed Finals). Four Open 00m Relays, single gender and mixed Freestyle and Medley relays heats & finals 3 S 0 5-4 S 0 Dec 5 M 00 6 T 99 Jan8 7 W 98 8 TH 97 9 F 96 30 S 95 3 S 94 Depart for National Squad PE Offshore Stroke Camp (Day ) Stroke Camp (Day ) Regional Squads Level & 3 Event Camp (Day ) Regional Squads Level & 3 Event Camp (Day ) Regional Squads Level & 3 Event Camp (Day 3) 0-Jan M 93 T 9 3 W 9 4 TH 90 5 F 89 Stroke Camp (Day 3) Stroke Camp (Day 4) Stroke Camp (Day 5) Stroke Camp (Day 6) Stroke Camp (Day 7)
6 S 88 7 S 87 09-Jan 8 M 86 9 T 85 0 W 84 TH 83 F 8 Stroke Camp (Day 8) Stroke Camp (Day 9) Stroke Camp (Day 0) Stroke Camp (Day ) Return National Squad PE Offshore Stroke Camp (Day ) Regional Squads Level (Day ) 3 S 8 4 S 80 6-Jan 5 M 79 6 T 78 7 W 77 8 TH 76 9 F 75 Opportunity Mallow Opportunity Askeaton Gerry Ryan Invitational LC Meet (Limerick) Day Bangor Open Meet (Bangor) Day Window 3 of 6 (One or Two Days). Age Groups 0 years & over 0 S 74 Leinster Open Meet (Dublin) Day TBC Gerry Ryan Invitational LC Meet (Limerick) Day Bangor Open Meet (Bangor) Day Leinster Open Meet (Dublin) Day TBC Gerry Ryan Invitational LC Meet (Limerick) Day 3 08 Irish Open (Post Summer) Qualifying Meets No (x 3) National Squad athletes do not attend For all who qualify S 73 3-Jan M 7 3 T 7 4 W 70 Bangor Open Meet (Bangor) Day 3 Leinster Open Meet (Dublin) Day TBC 5 TH 69 6 F 68 7 S 67 8 S 66 30-Jan 9 M 65 30 T 64 3 W 63 Feb8 TH 6 Depart Luxembourg Euro Meet (Luxembourg City) Day Euro Meet (Luxembourg City) Day Euro Meet (Luxembourg City) Day 3 Return Luxembourg 08 Irish Open (Post Summer) Qualifying Meets No (x) National Squad Only F 6 3 S 60 05-4 S 59 Feb 5 M 58 6 T 57 Regional SC/LC Qualifying Meet (Venues TBC) Regional SC/LC Qualifying Meet Venues UL Regional SC/LC Qualifying Meet Venues UL Window of 3. One, two or three day meet. Age groups 0 years & over. Regions may merge if required. Not eligible for Irish LC Championships Qualification. Eligible for Irish National Summer LC Championships Qualification (if held in a LC Pool)
7 W 56 8 TH 55 9 F 54 0 S 53 S 5 Irish Minor Schools (Dublin) - Feb M 5 3 T 50 4 W 49 5 TH 48 6 F 47 7 S 46 9-8 S 45 Feb 9 M 44 0 T 43 National Squad PP Onshore Event Camp (Day ) National Squad PP Onshore Event Camp (Day ) National Squad PP Onshore Event Camp (Day 3) National Squad PP Onshore Event Camp (Day 4) Dave McCullagh LC Memorial Meet (Bangor) Day Dave McCullagh LC Memorial Meet (Bangor) Day SWSC Masters Dave McCullagh LC Memorial Meet (Bangor) Day 3 08 Irish Open (Post Summer) Qualifying Meet No End of qualifying period for qualification to Irish National LC Championships. Qualifying times to be LC only from 0/07/7 W 4 TH 4 3 F 40 4 S 39 Event Camp (Day Event Camp (Day ) Ennis Invitation. Event Camp (Day 3) Ennis Invitation. SWSC Invitation Regional Squads Level & 3 Skills Day 5 S 38 6- Feb 6 M 37 Mar8 7 T 36 8 W 35 Event Camp (Day 4) Event Camp (Day 5) Event Camp (Day 6) National Squad PE Depart for Edinburgh SWSC Invitation TH 34 F 33 3 S 3 4 S 3 05- Mar 5 M 30 Edinburgh International Meet (Edinburgh) Day Edinburgh International Meet (Edinburgh) Day Edinburgh International Meet (Edinburgh) Day 3 Edinburgh International Meet (Edinburgh) Day 4 National Squad PE Return from Edinburgh Opportunity Opportunity Tralee plus another Window 4 of 6 (One or Two Days). Age Groups 0 years & over Regional Squads Level (Day 3) 6 T 9 Limerick Masters UL 7 W 8 8 TH 7 9 F 6 0 S 5 - S 4 Mar M 3 3 T Regional SC/LC Qualifying Meet Opportunity UL Regional SC/LC Qualifying Meet Opportunity UL Regional SC/LC Qualifying Meet Opportunity UL Window 3 of 3. One, two or three day meet. Age groups 0 years & over. Regions may merge if required. Eligible for Championships Qualification (if held in a LC Pool) 4 W 5 TH 0
6 F 9 7 S 8 8 S 7 9- Mar 9 M 6 0 T 5 W 4 TH 3 3 F 4 S Depart for Gold Coast 6-5 S 0 Mar 6 M 9 7 T 8 8 W 7 9 TH 6 30 F 5 3 S 4 Kingdom Masters Apr8 S 3 0-Apr M 3 T 4 W 0 Irish Open LC Championships (Dublin) Day Irish Open LC Championships (Dublin) Day Commonwealth Games (Gold Day 08 European LC Commonwealth Games (Gold Day 5 TH 6 F Irish Open LC Commonwealth Games (Gold Day Championships, European Junior Championships & World Youth Olympics Qualifying Meet (two simultaneous venues Dublin & Gold. In 7 S 8 S 09-Apr 9 M 6 0 T 5 Championships (Dublin) Day 3 Irish Open LC Championships (Dublin) Day 4 Irish Open LC Championships (Dublin) Day 5 3 comparison to the Irish LC Championships in 07, qualifying times to be reviewed Commonwealth Games (Gold Day 4 Commonwealth Games (Gold Day 5 Commonwealth Games (Gold Day 6 Commonwealth Games (Gold Day 7 across three age bands and event order to be reviewed across five days rather than four W 4 Orientation (Gold TH 3 Return from Gold Coast Optional National Squad Training (Dublin) Day 3 F Optional National Squad Training (Dublin) Day 4 S National Team Day (Dublin) 5 S 0 Interpro Schools (Dublin) 6-Apr 6 M 09 7 T 08 8 W 07 9 TH 06 0 F 05 Mallow Invitation S 04 Mallow Invitation Regional Squads Level & 3 Stroke Camp
S 03 Tiger Sharks invitation Regional Squads Level & 3 Stroke Camp 3-Apr 3 M 0 4 T 0 5 W 00 6 TH 99 7 F 98 8 S 97 9 S 96 30-Apr 30 M 95 May8 T 94 W 93 3 TH 9 4 F 9 5 S 90 6 S 89 07- May 7 M 88 8 T 87 9 W 86 0 TH 85 Regional LC Youth & Senior Champs (Venues TBC) Day UL Regional LC Youth & Senior Champs (Venues TBC) Day UL Regional LC Youth & Senior Champs (Venues TBC) Day 3 UL All four regions to run their Championships this weekend over three days. Irish Summer Nationals Qualifying Meet. Regions may merge if required. Age groups 5 years, 6 years, 7 years & over. Full Olympic Programme (including Olympic relays) plus 50m Form Strokes. Finals for all events other than relays and 400m/800m/500 (Timed Finals) F 84 S 83 North Munster 3 S 8 North Munster 4- May 4 M 8 5 T 80 6 W 79 7 TH 78 8 F 77 9 S 76-0 S 75 May M 74 T 73 3 W 7 Opportunity Mallow/Thurles Opportunity Window 5 of 6 (One or Two Days). Age Groups 0 years & over 4 TH 7 5 F 70 6 S 69 Fermoy Invitation 7 S 68 - May 8 M 67 9 T 66 30 W 65 3 TH 64
Jun8 F 63 S 6 3 S 6 04-Jun 4 M 60 5 T 59 Regional LC Age Group Champs (Venues TBC) Day UL Regional LC Age Group Champs (Venues TBC) Day UL Regional LC Age Group Champs (Venues TBC) Day 3 UL All four regions to run their Age Championships this weekend over two or three days. Irish Summer Nationals Qualifying Meet. Age groups / years, 3 years, 4 years. Regions may merge if required. Full Olympic Programme (including Olympic relays) plus 50m Form Strokes. Finals for all events other than relays and 400m/800m/500 (Timed Finals) 6 W 58 7 TH 57 8 F 56 Female Camp (Day ) Female Camp (Day ) Female Camp (Day 3) Dolphin Minnows 9 S 55 Mare Nostrum (Canet) Day Dolphin Minnows 0 S 54 Mare Nostrum (Canet) Day Dolphin Minnows -Jun M 53 Female Camp (Day 6) T 5 Female Camp (Day 7) 3 W 5 Mare Nostrum (Barcelona) Day 4 TH 50 Mare Nostrum (Barcelona) Day Male Relay Camp (Day ) 5 F 49 Female Camp (Day 0) Male Relay Camp (Day ) 6 S 48 Mare Nostrum (Monaco) Day Opportunity Mare Nostrum (Monaco) Day 7 S 47 Opportunity Douglas/Askeaton 8-Jun 8 M 46 Male Relay Camp (Day 3) 9 T 45 Male Relay Camp (Day 4) 0 W 44 Male Relay Camp (Day 5) TH 43 Male Relay Camp (Day 6) F 4 Sette Colli (Rome) Day Regional Squads Level (Day 4) Window 6 of 6 (One or Two Days). Age Groups 0 years & over Qualification for Irish National Summer Championships & Irish National Div Championships Closes Today 3 S 4 Sette Colli (Rome) Day Limerick invitation(end of season) TBT 4 S 40 Sette Colli (Rome) Day 3 Limerick Invitation 5-Jun 5 M 39 Male Relay Camp (Day 0) Jul-8 6 T 38 7 W 37 8 TH 36 9 F 35 30 S 34 Regional Squads Level & 3 Depart for Glasgow Scottish National Day Scottish National Day Scottish National Day 3 Regional Squads Level Offshore Meet
S 33 0-Jul M 3 3 T 3 Scottish National Day 4 Regional Squads Level & 3 Return from Glasgow 4 W 30 5 TH 9 Irish National Div LC Meet (Limerick) Day 6 F 8 Irish National Div LC Meet (Limerick) Day 7 S 7 Irish National Div LC Meet (Limerick) Day 3 8 S 6 Irish National Div LC Meet (Limerick) Day 4 09-Jul 9 M 5 0 T 4 W 3 TH 3 F 4 S 0 5 S 9 6-Jul 6 M 8 Age groups / years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years & over. Full Olympic Programme plus 50m Form Events. Finals for all events in all age groups other than 800m/500m as Timed Finals. Olympic relays in age groups -4 years and 5 years & over plus Finals. 7 T 7 8 W 6 9 TH 5 0 F 4 S 3 S 3-Jul 3 M 4 T 0 5 W 9 6 TH 8 7 F 7 8 S 6 9 S 5 30-Jul 30 M 4 3 T 3 Aug8 W TH 3 F 0 Championships (Dublin) Day Championships (Dublin) Day Championships (Dublin) Day 3 Championships (Dublin) Day 4 Championships (Dublin) Day 5 Bubbling Under Team Offshore Meet (Venue TBC) Day LEN European LC Day Bubbling Under Team Offshore Meet (Venue TBC) Day Age groups /3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years & over. Full Olympic Programme plus 50m Form Events. Finals for all events in all age groups other than 800m/500m as Timed Finals. Olympic relays in age groups -4 years and 5 years & over plus Finals.
4 S 5 S 06- Aug 6 M 7 T 8 W 9 TH 0 F S 3- S Aug 3 M 4 T LEN European LC Day Bubbling Under Team Offshore Meet (Venue TBC) Day 3 LEN European LC Day 3 Bubbling Under Team Offshore Meet (Venue TBC) Day 4 LEN European LC Day 4 LEN European LC Day 5 LEN European Open Water Day LEN European Open Water Day LEN European Open Water Day 3 LEN European Open Water Day 4 5 W 6 TH 7 F 8 S 9 S 0- Aug 0 M T W 3 TH 4 F 5 S 6 S 7- Aug 7 M 8 T 9 W 30 TH Sep8 3 F World Youth Olympics (Buenos Aries) 06/0/8 8/0/8 S 08-09 Season Commences ALL COMPETITIONS (OTHER THAN SCHOOLS COMPETITIONS) TO BE AGE CLASSIFIED AS OF 3 st DECEMBER