Open Sea

CALENDAR 2010
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 2010 Leinster Sea Swim Season
At last it is getting to the time of year when we can renew our friendships and rivalries.
Some have continued to brave the sea throughout the winter, others will consider brief
dips in May, a large proportion will put off the evil day until the first race of the season.
On behalf of the Open Sea Committee I would like to welcome you all back to the 2010
season. We are also looking forward to meeting many new entrants who have decided to
take the plunge for the first time this year.
The season promises to be very enjoyable with over 30 swims on the calendar and a
number of new events. Our swims are for everybody from those who just aspire to finishing a race to those
competing for swimmer of the year and fastest times. This year we hope to see some aspiring Olympians
lining up for our races and perhaps seeking advice from some our of more experienced open sea swimmers.
For their benefit we shall be holding a 5 and 10 K event in Lough Dan in September.
Dublin is the 2010 European City of Sport. This gives an added importance to all our swims. As part of this
we expect the Liffey Swim to be a particularly exciting occasion. We are very happy with the continuing
support of Dublin City Council. Our association with them in this historic event gives us great pride in our
city.
Our other historic Blue Riband event is the Dun Laoghaire Harbour swim. We are delighted that the Dun
Laoghaire Harbour Company have increased their support for this swim. This year it will be a much bigger
festival with associated events being held along the pier. We are having a family swim before the main races.
We hope this will be an opportunity for parents and children to have a taste of what open sea swimming is
like in very safe conditions. There will also be a demonstration water polo match after the main swim.
Safety of swims continues to be our main priority. With this in mind we have made the format for the return
of safety plans for the races more straightforward. I would strongly ask the clubs holding races to complete
these and return them on time. We are still refining the use of electronic timing for some of our races but we
feel it has been a good success. We have made a number of changes to the points system which we hope
will make the competition for Swimmer and Club for the Year fairer and more exciting. We are pleased that
Dublin Port have continued their sponsorship of these competitions. We hope to increase our association
with them into the future.
Finally, Joe Browne retired as handicapper last year. We would like to thank him for his many years of hard
work in controlling our races. We hope we get to see him from time to time when he is not applying his skill
to his other great sporting interest! We are delighted to welcome Martin Monks as the new Honorary
Handicapper. We feel he will do a wonderful job. I would ask you all to give Martin every assistance in this
sometimes very difficult and thankless position.
I look forward to seeing you all shortly and I wish you a safe and successful open sea season.
John Redmond
Chairman
Open Sea Committee

Leinster Open Sea Swim website www.swimleinster.com

Leinster Open Sea Swim facebook facebook.com/leinsteropensea
Swim Ireland Web Site www.swimireland.ie

CHARITY SWIMS
6th June at 5:45pm, O'Connell Bridge in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland
21st June 6:30pm/7:00pm, Windsurfers Pier in aid of Special Olympics Ireland
15th August 3:30pm/4:15pm, Windsurfers Pier in aid of International Orphan Aid

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Day Date Club Name Race Location Men Women Contact Person Phone Qualifier Points

Saturday 5 Jun 2010 NAC Masters Dublin Docklands Jury's Inn North Quays 5.00pm 5.45pm Declan Harte 086 8180998 Q P
Saturday 12 Jun 2010 Glenalbyn Masters Glenalbyn Masters Sandycove Harbour 12.00pm 1.00pm Will McKeon 087 2844283 Q P
Sunday 13 Jun 2010 Clontarf SC Bobby Nolan Trophy Bull Wall Dollymount 12.00pm 12.30pm Bobby Nolan 085 7709799 Q P
Saturday 19 Jun 2010 Garda SC Garda SC Race Bull Wall Dollymount 5.00pm 5.45pm David Campbell 087 6341312 Q P
Sunday 20 Jun 2010 Dublin SC Dublin SC Windsurfers Pier 5.00pm 5.45pm Mark Dunne 086 8729167 Q P
Monday 21 Jun 2010 Garda SC Special Olympics Charity Race Windsurfers Pier 6.30pm 7.00pm Brenda Mahon 01 8691626 Q P
Saturday 26 Jun 2010 Eartern Bay Eastern Bay Low Rock Malahide 11.30am 12.15pm Declan Proctor 087 6521861 Q P
Sunday 27 Jun 2010 North Dublin WSC Jim Kavanagh & Plunkett McAlister Bull Wall Dollymount 12.00pm 12.30pm Paul McMenamin 086 3852320 Q P
Saturday 3 Jul 2010 Half Moon SC Kilmartin Cup Bray Harbour 5.00pm 5.45pm Tom Farrelly 086 2340228 Q P
Sunday 4 Jul 2010 40ft Walruses Scotsmans Bay Swim East Pier Dun Laoghaire 5.00pm 5.30pm Alan Coleman 087 7690990 Q P
Wednesday 7 Jul 2010 Carraig Masters Campbell O'Connor Perpetual Trophy Windsurfers Pier 8.00pm 8.00pm Jane Reid 086 2403737 Q P
Saturday 10 Jul 2010 St Vincents Caulfield / Lynch Cups High Rock, Portmarnock 12.00pm 1.00pm Tadgh Murphy 085 1743992 Q P
Sunday 11 Jul 2010 Guinness Gibney Cups Low Rock Portmarnock 12.30pm 1.30pm Pat Cowman 087 7608267 Q P
Saturday 17 Jul 2010 Sandycove SC Eddie Heron Windsurfers Pier 3.00pm 4.00pm David Farrell 087 6993864 Q P
Sunday 18 Jul 2010 Templeogue SC Templeogue SC Windsurfers Pier 4.45pm 5.45pm Padraic Gray 087 9165045 Q P
Saturday 24 Jul 2010 Clontarf SC The Island Howth Harbour 11.30am Brian Nolan 086 2661981 Q* P*
Sunday 25 Jul 2010 Half Moon SC Bob Bushell Race Half Moon Clubhouse 12.00pm 12.00pm Tom Farrelly 086 2340228 Q P
Saturday 31 Jul 2010 Guinness Cyril Duff Memorial Seapoint 3.00pm 3.30pm Larry Mooney 087 2374524 Q P
Sunday 1 Aug 2010 Wicklow SC Wicklow Open Wicklow Harbour 3.00pm 3.30pm Sandra Nolan 087 2490044 Q P
Monday 2 Aug 2008 Phoenix SC Phoenix SC Windsurfers Pier 3.30pm 4.15pm Eoin Gaffney 087 6624375 Q P
Saturday 14 Aug 2010 Half Moon SC Tommy Dorgan Windsurfers Pier 1.00pm 1.00pm Tom Farrelly 086 2340228 Q
Sunday 15 Aug 2010 Guinness Charity Race Windsurfers Pier 3.30pm 4.15pm Brian O'Dwyer 086 8450772 Q P
Saturday 21 Aug 2010 Corrib SC Corrib Prom Swim Salthill Promenade 4.00pm 4.45pm Andrew Flanagan 086 8288237 Q
Sunday 22 Aug 2010 Half Moon SC Siobhan McKenna Cup Killiney Beach 11.30am 11.45am Tom Farrelly 086 2340228 Q P
22 Aug 2010 Closing Date for Harbour Entries
Saturday 28 Aug 2010 Wicklow SC Healy / O'Kane Vets Wicklow Harbour 2.00pm 2.30pm Sandra Nolan 087 2490044
Sunday 29 Aug 2010 OSC Dun Laoghaire Harbour Race Dun Laoghaire Harbour 2.00pm 2.30pm John Redmond 087 2585125 P
Friday 3 Sep 2009 Half Moon SC Arthur Dunne Memorial Cup Half Moon Clubhouse 7.00pm 7.00pm Tom Farrelly 086 2340228 Q P
Saturday 4 Sep 2010 Carraig Masters Wendy Herbst 3K Brittas Bay 2.00pm 2.00pm Clodagh Nolan 087 2368005 Q
Sunday 5 Sep 2010 Mullingar SC Dr Winckworth Races Lough Owel Mullingar 3.00pm 3.45pm Anthony Hughes 044 9348237 Q P
5 Sep 2010 Closing Date for Liffey Entries
Saturday 11 Sep 2010 OSC Liffey Swim Watling Street Bridge 1.30pm 2.15pm David Farrell 087 6993864 P
Saturday 25 Sep 2010 OSC Lough Dan Swim (5k/10k) Lough Dan (Wicklow) TBC David Farrell 087 6993864
Q = Qualifying swim for Harbour/ Liffey
P = Points given for swimmer/club of year awards
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