Swimming & Waterpolo Club
Pursuing excellence in aquatic based activities
Upcoming Event 1
Only logged in / active Swimming & Waterpolo Club members can book / attend this event
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Queens Swimming Intervarsities | ||||||
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Starts: Fri 28th Feb at 09:30 |
Ends: Sun 2nd Mar at 15:00 |
Cost: € 140.00 |
Max: 30 |
IN-PERSON Event |
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Location: Lisnasharragh Leisure Complex, BelfastMeeting: 9:30am in the U Building on Feb 28thOur intervarsities competiton is our most important competition of the year where all our club members can test themselves by competing against different universities. The competition is held in Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre, by Queens University, in Belfast. We plan on meeting to leave for Belfast at 9:30am in the U building, getting a bus to Connolly station, then going from Connolly to Belfast grand central. We will be staying in the Travelodge in Belfast Central, a 5 minute walk from Belfast Grand Central Train Station. As we have recently doubled our club members since last year, this is our largest group that we have going to a university event in the last 5 years. Each competitor is allowed to enter a maximum of 2 individual events. We are allowed to enter 2 teams per relay event. All 50m, 100m and relays will be swum as Heats & Finals. All 200m events are heat-declared winners (HDW). Only our swim coaching or water polo players can enter this event. |
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Queens Swimming Intervarsities
| Starts | Fri 28th Feb at 09:30 |
| Ends | Sun 2nd Mar at 15:00 |
| Cost | € 140.00 |
| Max | 30 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Event |
Location: Lisnasharragh Leisure Complex, Belfast
Meeting Point: 9:30am in the U Building on Feb 28th
Our intervarsities competiton is our most important competition of the year where all our club members can test themselves by competing against different universities. The competition is held in Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre, by Queens University, in Belfast. We plan on meeting to leave for Belfast at 9:30am in the U building, getting a bus to Connolly station, then going from Connolly to Belfast grand central. We will be staying in the Travelodge in Belfast Central, a 5 minute walk from Belfast Grand Central Train Station. As we have recently doubled our club members since last year, this is our largest group that we have going to a university event in the last 5 years. Each competitor is allowed to enter a maximum of 2 individual events. We are allowed to enter 2 teams per relay event. All 50m, 100m and relays will be swum as Heats & Finals. All 200m events are heat-declared winners (HDW). Only our swim coaching or water polo players can enter this event.
Weekly Activities 6
Only logged in / active Swimming & Waterpolo Club members can book / attend these activities
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Day: Mondays |
Starts: 08:00 |
Ends: 09:00 |
Max: 25 |
IN-PERSON Activity |
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Location: DCU Sports ComplexOur swim coaching training session for Monday mornings. All members must be able to swim the minimum requirement of 200m before becoming eligible to participate in these sessions. If you are not currently at this level, please refer to our swim teaching sessions! |
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Day: Tuesdays |
Starts: 08:00 |
Ends: 09:00 |
Max: 25 |
IN-PERSON Activity |
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Location: DCU Sports ComplexSwim coaching session for Tuesday mornings. Minimum requirement for this session is to be able to swim 200m without stopping. If you cannot complete this, please refer to our swim teaching sessions (Wednesday afternoons and Thursday Mornings) |
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Day: Wednesdays |
Starts: 14:15 |
Ends: 14:45 |
Max: 15 |
IN-PERSON Activity |
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Location: DCU Sports ComplexOur new Swim Teaching sessions tailored for beginner and intermediate swimmers! If you have never entered the water before and want to learn to swim, or if you did lessons in the past but are not at the level of our competitive coaching sessions, these teaching lessons are for you! We will have 2 qualified swimming teachers on deck of these sessions at all times and will be split into 2 groups; beginner and intermediate. |
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Day: Wednesdays |
Starts: 20:30 |
Ends: 21:30 |
Max: 25 |
IN-PERSON Activity |
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Location: DCU Sports ComplexSwim coaching session for Wednesday evenings. Minimum requirement for this session is to be able to swim 200m without stopping. If you cannot complete this, please refer to our swim teaching sessions (Wednesday afternoons and Thursday Mornings) |
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Day: Thursdays |
Starts: 21:00 |
Ends: 22:00 |
Max: 30 |
IN-PERSON Activity |
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Location: National Aquatic CentreWater Polo Training will be coached by 1-2 student coaches, depending on availability. Where two coaches are present, training will be split into mens/womens or beginner/experienced groups, depending on the demographic of those at training that day. Session plans will be made beforehand by the Water Polo Officer or First-Year Representative (both experienced players). Training will generally consist of a warm-up, entailing some swimming and shoulder mobility and legs. This will be followed by legwork in the water, passing drills, shooting drills, and then some match play when possible. |
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Day: Fridays |
Starts: 15:00 |
Ends: 16:00 |
Max: 25 |
IN-PERSON Activity |
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Location: DCU Sports ComplexSwim coaching session for Friday afternoons. Minimum requirement for this session is to be able to swim 200m without stopping. If you cannot complete this, please refer to our swim teaching sessions (Wednesday afternoons and Thursday Mornings) |
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Swim Coaching
| Day | Mondays |
| From | 08:00, to 09:00 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 25 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Activity |
Location: DCU Sports Complex
Our swim coaching training session for Monday mornings. All members must be able to swim the minimum requirement of 200m before becoming eligible to participate in these sessions. If you are not currently at this level, please refer to our swim teaching sessions!
Swim Coaching
| Day | Tuesdays |
| From | 08:00, to 09:00 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 25 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Activity |
Location: DCU Sports Complex
Swim coaching session for Tuesday mornings. Minimum requirement for this session is to be able to swim 200m without stopping. If you cannot complete this, please refer to our swim teaching sessions (Wednesday afternoons and Thursday Mornings)
Swim Teaching
| Day | Wednesdays |
| From | 14:15, to 14:45 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 15 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Activity |
Location: DCU Sports Complex
Our new Swim Teaching sessions tailored for beginner and intermediate swimmers! If you have never entered the water before and want to learn to swim, or if you did lessons in the past but are not at the level of our competitive coaching sessions, these teaching lessons are for you! We will have 2 qualified swimming teachers on deck of these sessions at all times and will be split into 2 groups; beginner and intermediate.
Swim Coaching
| Day | Wednesdays |
| From | 20:30, to 21:30 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 25 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Activity |
Location: DCU Sports Complex
Swim coaching session for Wednesday evenings. Minimum requirement for this session is to be able to swim 200m without stopping. If you cannot complete this, please refer to our swim teaching sessions (Wednesday afternoons and Thursday Mornings)
Water Polo
| Day | Thursdays |
| From | 21:00, to 22:00 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 30 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Activity |
Location: National Aquatic Centre
Water Polo Training will be coached by 1-2 student coaches, depending on availability. Where two coaches are present, training will be split into mens/womens or beginner/experienced groups, depending on the demographic of those at training that day. Session plans will be made beforehand by the Water Polo Officer or First-Year Representative (both experienced players).
Training will generally consist of a warm-up, entailing some swimming and shoulder mobility and legs. This will be followed by legwork in the water, passing drills, shooting drills, and then some match play when possible.
Swim Coaching
| Day | Fridays |
| From | 15:00, to 16:00 |
| Cost | FREE |
| Max | 25 attendees |
| Type | IN-PERSON Activity |
Location: DCU Sports Complex
Swim coaching session for Friday afternoons. Minimum requirement for this session is to be able to swim 200m without stopping. If you cannot complete this, please refer to our swim teaching sessions (Wednesday afternoons and Thursday Mornings)
About Swimming & Waterpolo Club
DCU Swimming and Water Polo Club was created in 2011 with a mission to provide an exceptional service for water based activities to students in DCU. We are very proud of our achievements to date have ambitious plans to grow the club in the future to develop 3rd level swimming in Ireland! All of our teachers are fully qualified, leading practitioners of water based exercise who are licensed and insured to instruct by Swim Ireland. In addition to this, the majority of our student coaches are current sport science students!
The club has improved rapidly over the years, with our competitive team increasing and performing better than ever at competitions. We train in the 25m pool on the Glasnevin Campus (DCU Sports Complex) from Monday to Friday throughout the college year. Our coaches and teachers cater for all levels of ability, from beginners right up to the elite standard!
Our group swim teaching lessons are back for its second semester after our massive success last year! These sessions are for individuals who wish to learn how to swim from scratch! These classes are available for all club members who do not yet have the ability to join our coaching squad (minimum 200m freestyle swimming) or for individuals who want to want to develop their basic swimming ability.
In addition to this, we are excited to announce that we have recently re-established our water polo sector. If anyone would like to get involved in this we train from 9-10pm in National Aquatic Centre (NAC), on Thursday evenings.
If you are an individual who wants to learn how to swim, or if you want to enhance your swimming performance and or play water polo to compete for DCU while having fun, this is the club for you!
Our Swim Coaching training times are as follows;
Monday: 8:00-9:00am
Tuesday: 8:00 - 9:00am
Wednesday: 20:30-21:30pm
Friday: 15:00 - 16:00pm
Our Swim Teaching training times are as follows;
Wednesday 2:15-2:45pm
Thursday 8:15-8:45am
Water Polo Training Times:
Thursdays 9-10pm in the NAC
Current Committee 12
| Chairperson | Michael Mc Andrew |
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| Secretary | Caoimhe Elizabeth Duignan |
| Treasurer | Anna Prie |
| Vice Chairperson | Alison Mary Hyland |
| Public Relations Officer (PRO) | Jessica Zhigulskaya |
| Equipment Officer | Alexandrine Gillot |
| First Year Rep | Abi Walsh |
| Health and Safety Officer | Matthew Boland |
| Lifesaving Officer | Niall Golden |
| Ordinary Committee Member | Larusa Fox |
| Swim Teaching Officer | Mia Whelan O Connor |
| Waterpolo Officer | Mark Hanley |
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