Future Challenger: Saturday 30th October 2021

14/10/2021 Bluefin Swim Team

Exciting news… Shark SC are set to host the first meet on the Connacht Calendar with a Future Challenger on Saturday 30th October 2021, in Leisureland, Salthill, Galway.

Swimmers invited to attend are:
Aisling Walsh, Calum Fader, Ellie Flanagan, Grace McInerney, Kate Mac Eoin, Killian Burke, Leah Furey, Leah Maguire, Mia Maguire, Michael McDonagh, Ruairi Owens, Siofra Hannon, Thea Fader and Triona Curley

Individual Events
10yrs (born 2011): 50m Freestyle, 100m IM, 25m Free Kick
11yrs (born 2010): 100m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle, 25m Free Kick
12yrs (born 2009): 100m Breaststroke, 200m Free, 25m Free Kick
(Age defined as swimmer’s age as of 31 December 2021)

Relays
Mixed 4 x 25m Medley Team Relay
Mixed 6 x 25m Freestyle Team Relay

Cost: €5 per individual event. Relays are club-funded.
Closing Date: Thursday 21st October 2021

For full details: Click Here

Please inform Christine if your swimmer is NOT attending
Confirmation of attendance must be received by closing date
Coaches will select events with athletes
Entry fees to be paid via EPP by closing date
Strictly no late entries

Queries to Christine at bluefin.galasecretary@gmail.com

Skills Challenge

Skills Challenge: Streamline

07/10/2021 Bluefin Swim Team

The Skills Challenge is a regionally and nationally aligned assessment of technical development, providing athletes with a means by which to measure progress and identify areas for development.

Bluefin’s Skills and Development Squads will be assessed on 5 skills which will take place during each cycle (September to December, January to April, May to July) with the best results being submitted on completion within each cycle.

Athletes will receive a certificate following submission of the results at the end of each cycle and Swim Ireland will publish the ranking top 5 athletes Regionally and Nationally.

Streamline Assessment

Push & Glide: Time recorded for a swimmer to perform a push start and maintain a streamline position past the 5m flags.

This assessment was recorded on Wednesday 6th October 2021

News, Training

RESULTS: JNR 200m Kick Challenge!

07/10/2021 Bluefin Swim Team

The JNR 200m Kick Challenge took place last night. Well done to everyone on your first round! We will look forward to repeating this test in November!