A 20 strong Ulster Squad set off for Luxembourg this morning to participate in the 14th Luxembourg Euro Meet. The meet will run from 27th to 29th January 2012. Ulster swimmers will be competing against international swim stars like Ian Thorpe, Hugues Duboscq or Lennart Stekelenburg. With over 22 nations competing in the 2011 event this would prove to be an exciting challenge for Ulster rising swimming stars. The Swim Ulster Board and staff would like to wish our swimmers the very best of luck.

Live streaming start at 15.00 on 27th Jan 2012. Log on to www.euromeet.lu to watch swimmers in action

Day 1

Mary Kate Mc Dowell won Junior Silver and Jenny Drennan Junior bronze in 800frs

Morgan Berryman 1500 frs 16.52.19 pb  Youth Bronze Medal!

Morgan Berryman 1500 frs 16.52.19 pb” Junior Bronze Medal!

Danielle hill 400 i m 5.30 pb” Youth Silver!

The first Swim Ulster Council Meeting of 2012 will take place on Tuesday 7th February 2012. The council meetings will take on a new format this year. Each of the four meetings will address different topics. This is your chance to meet the newly elected Swim Ulster board and President and get the chance to voice your questions on the topics.

February 7th 2012, Malone House

7pm start

Pathway to High Performance

- a practical guide

Club Mark

- the benefits and misconceptions

SU Business Plan Update

- new developments and progress

Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to confirm you attendance. Click on read more for details on the following three dates.

Swim Ulster held their third Development Gala at Seven Towers Leisure Centre recently.

The centre was a hive of activity on Sunday with over 200 children from across Ulster taking part in this third Development Meet of the 2011/2012 season.

Click on the link below for the full article in the Ballymena Times
http://www.ballymenatimes.com/sport/seven_towers_centre_hosts_successful_swimming_gala_event_1_3448299

At the Ramada Plaza Hotel on Monday 16^th January, 2012 Sycerika McMahon of Castlereagh’s Leander Club won the “Young Player of the Year “ award after a sensational 2011 year when Sycerika won 2 gold medals and 1 silver at the European Junior Championships and 3 gold medals and 2 silver at the Youth Commonwealth Games.

Bethany Firth was a nominee at the awards for the Sports Person with a Disability catergory. Bethanys performances in the last 12 months have seen her rise to number three in the world in S14 international swimming. Bethany took seven gold medals at the DSE Junior swimming Championships, taking the top female performer trophy in the process.