Twenty Ulster Squad swimmers including Irish International Bethany Carson (Commonwealth Games 2010, European SC Championships 2011), Curtis Coulter (Commonwealth Youth Games 2011) and Mary Kate McDowell (European Youth Olympics 2011) attended the 14th Luxembourg Euro Meet 27-29 January 2012.  The trip was supported by Swim Ulster Ltd and Sport NI as an opportunity to gain additional international racing experience for our top swimmers and for exposure to a higher level of competition for our younger developing athletes.  The Luxembourg Euro meet was a designated London 2012 qualifying event and featured 27 nations, 68 clubs and over 400 athletes competing for places, personal bests, qualifying times and prize money.  The squad were treated to world class performances over the course of the weekend with 8 new meet records and 3 international swimmers achieving the FINA A qualifying time for London 2012.

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