Author name: MarkSwimUlster

  Swim Ulster is inviting clubs across the province to work together through its new Club Collaboration Initiative, designed to support athlete development, strengthen coaching networks, and create meaningful opportunities for swimmers. The initiative encourages two or more clubs to form partnerships and develop projects that meet the needs of their athletes and coaching teams. […]

  The Forest Feast Junior Aquasprint Finals brought together clubs from across the region for a series of thrilling competitions, with swimmers showcasing outstanding talent, determination and teamwork in venues throughout Ulster. Ards Crowned Division 1A Champions Ards emerged as champions of the Division 1A Final, securing victory with an impressive total of 293 points.

The pinnacle of the junior club swimming calendar has arrived. Swim Ulster is pleased to announce the official schedule and venues for this year’s AquaSprint Divisional Finals. Following a highly competitive league season, young swimmers from across the province are preparing for the final galas of the year. Action will take place across five regional

  Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen leads a high-quality Team NI swimming squad announced for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with a number of athletes, also selected to the Ireland team for the European Championships in Paris in August set to feature prominently. Olympic Champion Wiffen, who recently moved his training base to Swim Ireland’s

  The Ulster Age Group & Senior Long Course Championships delivered one of the most memorable weekends in recent provincial swimming history, as the Bangor Aurora Aquatic & Leisure Complex played host to three days of fierce, high-quality racing from 1st to 3rd May 2026. The numbers alone tell a compelling story. With 572 athletes

  Swim Ireland’s Irish Open Swimming Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials running in partnership with Swim Ulster ended in Bangor on Sunday evening, with Ellen Walshe the standout of the week, claiming her fifth national title. Jack Cassin also starred, setting a new Irish Senior Record on his way to a third title, while Daniel

  Ellie McCartney, Ellen Walshe, Matthew Hamilton and Danielle Hill all impressed during this morning’s heats at the Irish Open Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials in Bangor, with strong swims across the Individual Medley and sprint Freestyle events setting up an exciting afternoon of finals action.   McCartney booked her place at the head of

  Stroke clean sweeps for John Shortt, Jack Kelly and Mona McSharry, a fourth national title for Ellen Walshe and another Irish Record from Shortt highlighted the penultimate night of racing at the Irish Open Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials in Bangor on Saturday.   Shortt continued his outstanding form as he set new Irish

  Mona McSharry (Breaststroke), Jack Kelly (Breaststroke) and John Shortt (Backstroke) remain on course for a clean sweep of titles, while Ellen Walshe targets a fourth gold following the day four heats of the Irish Open Swimming Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials in Bangor.   McSharry, who set a new Irish and Championship Record of

  Olympic bronze medallist Mona McSharry swam her fastest time ever to set a new Irish and Championship Record in the 200m Breaststroke on Friday in Bangor.   The Marlins swimmer, who is based in Tennessee, dominated the race finishing in 2:22.22, inside her 2024 Irish Record of 2:22.49 and the Championship Record of 2:23.02