Junior athletes and coaches are invited to a second Technical Theory Webinar with Sarah Fellner. This 30 minute session on Body Position Kick takes place on Thursday 10th December at 7:30pm and is open to all athletes in SQ1, SQ2 and SQ3.
If you would like to attend, please email Christine at bluefin.secretary@gmail.com – who will send you the link.
The Bluefin Virtual Information Evening for new parents takes place on Monday 7th December at 8pm on Zoom.
All parents are welcome to join head coach, Helen, and committee members, Christine, Götz and Alma, who will be sharing their knowledge of competitive swimming, and answering your questions.
Topics covered will include:
To register, please contact Christine at bluefin.secretary@gmail.com, who will send you the link to join the call.
The teams have travelled 7,062km in five weeks our big Bluefin fundraiser!
With one week left to go, let’s see how far we can go! Send your predictions to Christine at bluefin.secretary@gmail.com
Please support your athletes – donate and share – to help keep your club alive and kicking while supporting Kilcornan’s Sri Lanka Fund.
Donate here… https://gf.me/u/y6mbs7
As the teams reach Brazil, the Bluefin Cyclones finished this week ahead of the pack with 525km.
Our furthest travelled athlete, Kieran, logged 179km this week for the Bluefin Cyclones. Well done to super Cyclone, Jack, who travelled a massive 110km!
Well done to all Hurricanes, Sarah 100km and Milly 74km; Tornadoes Emma 23km and Lily 20km; and Typhoons Siofra 88km and Aeveen 79km!
Top coach this week, for a second time, is Brendan with 37km!
There’s lots of ways to clock your mileage, so check out our activity conversion chart below. Make sure to log in your activities here: https://forms.gle/DF3Fjd4TY3baBMiT8
Remember, every little helps your team!
Are you a Bluefin Hurricane; Bluefin Tornado; Bluefin Cyclone or a Bluefin Typhoon?
1. Do some exercise. Take a walk, go for a hike, ride your bike, run like the wind or go for a swim.
2. Log the distance you completed after every training here: https://forms.gle/DF3Fjd4TY3baBMiT8
3. The results are tallied weekly and updated on our team leaderboard, for the duration of the lockdown.
Convert time spent exercising into kilometres!
There are so many ways to win…
1. Be on the team who travels the furthest distance in 6 weeks!
2. Be the athlete with the most kilometres travelled!
3. Be the genius who guesses the Big Bluefin final destination!
All winners will be announced at the end of the challenge – Tuesday 1st December 2020, at the end of the lockdown.
Applications for the Regional Skills Academy and Regional Development Squads opened last Monday 23 November 2020, and there are still places available.
Click here, to access the application links.
If you are unsure of your login details, please contact Christine for your athlete’s username or contact Swim Ireland Membership at membership@swimireland.ie
If you have any queries regarding the programme, contact Sarah Fellner, Regional Pathway Development Coach for Connacht & Munster at sarahfellner@swimireland.ie
