Congratulations to Dolphin Swimmers David Callanan, Jennifer Cosgrave and Angus Gill on their recent performances at the Grade C Gala in Fermoy,November 3rd 2007. All 3 swimmers made their Grade B Qualifying times at the meet,and will be competing in the upcoming Grade B gala at the weekend. We wish them the very best of luck!

Further Congratulations to swimmer Tara Desmond who had some fine performances at the recent Munster Schools galaon the 2nd November 2007. Tara made her Grade B qualifying time in the Girls U10 50M Butterfly event in a time of 52.60, having already qualified in the Girls U11 100M Freestyle event. Tara will also be competing in Mallow at the weekend. Well Done Tara!

Dolphin PM Squad Swimmers showed the competition that they are a team to be reckoned with at the recent Grade B gala held in Mallow Pool on the 10th November 2007, capturing no less than 9 individual Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals,and 4 Bronze Medals. To add to this the team brought home Gold Medals in the Boys Relays as well as a host of Personal Best times and Grade A qualifying times. Dolphin certainly dominated the U13 events, showing consistent performances and improvements across all disciplines.

In the Boys U13 100IM Tadgh Arrigan outswam the competition to grab the top spot in a time of 1.26.70, a PB of over 2 seconds and a Grade A time. He added to this by taking Silver and second place in the Boys U13 100M Freestyle in a time of 1.16.86, again another Grade A time.In the Boys U13 100M Backstroke Alan Collins took first place in a very fast time of 1.26.50,an almost 6 second pb! Alan complemented this by snapping up the Bronze medal in the Boys U13 100IM in a time of 1.28.74, again another almost 6 second PB!

Not to be outdone, Sean Hennessy took the gold in the Boys U13 200M Freestyle in a time of 2.46.20, qualifying for Grade A and also silver in the Boys U13 100M Backstroke in a time of 1.33.74. Angus Gill won third place and the bronze medal in the Boys U11 100M Breaststroke in a time of 1.49.45. This was the first outing in Grade B for Angus who certainly shows promise in this event. In the Boys U11 age category, Ross Kavanagh took home a medal in each colour by winning the Boys 100M Butterfly in a time of 1.37.14, placing second and taking silver in the Boys 100M Freestyle in a time of 1.22.09, and third place and bronze in the Boys 100M IM in a time of 1.33.09.

Colin O'Neil placed just outside the medals in his U11 100M IM and 100M Freestyle, his fast swims earning him 4th place and personal best times of 1.33.10 in his 100M IM, a 2 second PB and a time of 1.29.66 in his 100M Freestyle, again knocking almost a second off his entry time. Dave Harrington scooped up golds in his senior events, taking the top spot on no less than 3 occasions in the 200M Freestyle, 100M Butterfly and 100M Freestyle. Dave now leaves Grade B behind and will be swimming in the upcoming Grade A meet on the 24th & 25th of November in Tralee alongside recent Grade B graduates and club mates Sean Hennessy, Tadgh Arrigan and Laura Desmond.

Laura Desmond took gold in a very fast time of 1.19.84 in the Girls U13 100M Freestyle and complimented this with a silver medal in the Girls U13 100M Fly in a time of 1.43.02. Blathain Lynch at her first ever Grade B meet had some very fast swims, and grabbed the top spot and Gold medal in the Girls 100M U13 Backstroke in a time of 1.31.61. Amy Cunningham certainly enjoyed a very successful meet, capturing third place and bronze medals in the following events: Girls U11 100M Backstroke in a time of 1.33.53, 100IM in a time of 1.33.84, and 100M Freestyle in a time of 1.25.96.

Special Mentions to go out Billy Mulcahy, Tara Desmond, and David Callanan on some superb swims at their first ever Grade B competition. Also a special mention to swimmers Julie Flood, and Darren Twomey whose hard work in training is paying off with several personal best times.

Congratulations to one and all on a fantastic meet, we look forward already to the next Grade B competition and many more fine results like these! We'd also like to wish the best of luck to those swimmers who have qualified for Grade A and will be competing in their first gala towards the end of this month. Go Dolphin!

Guess who made their Grade A?

Congratulations to swimmers Dave Harrington, Tadgh Arrigan, Sean Hennessy and Laura Desmond who made their Grade A qualifying times at the recent Grade B gala in Mallow Pool on the 10th November 2007. Snapping at their heels are swimmers Ross Kavanagh, Blathain Lynch, Amy Cunningham who all had outstanding performances at the meet which gained them a Grade A time. It won't be long before these swimmers will be joining their fellow club mates at the Grade A Swim Meets.

Dolphin showed once again that they are a team to be reckoned with at the Munster Grade A meet in Tralee at the weekend. Despite some tough competition from their Munster rivals, Dolphin triumphed with a grand total of 12 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals, and 5 Bronze Medals. More importantly, swimmers showed overall improvement in their times and several recorded some very fine performances with fantastic PBs.

New to Grade A competition and showing they mean business in the U11 Age Category were Thomas Treacy and Emma Hobbs. Thomas took gold in the 200M Breaststroke in a time of 3:21.66, and the 100M Breaststroke in a time of 1:37.39. He topped up his haul with 3 outstanding silver medals in the 100M Backstroke in a time of 1:25.62, 100M Fly in a time of 1:36.27, and the 100M Freestyle in a time of 1:14.46. Emma Hobbs showed off her skills once again in the Breaststroke events, taking gold on both occasions. It was her first time competing in the 200M event, doing so in a time of 3:16.75 and in the 100M event, finishing first on a time of 1:32.03 shaving 2.5 seconds off her current PB.

In the U13 Age Category and swimming in their first Grade A competition were Laura Desmond, Grace O'Doherty, Caitlin Desmond, and Mateusz Rudak. All gave strong perforances earning them personal best times with Mateusz recording a fine 4th place finish in the U13 Boys 200M Breaststroke, his first time competing in this event.

Also in the U13 Age Category, Sarah Allen took silver in the 200M Backstroke in a time of 2:45.41, her first time competing in this event. She narrowly missed out on Bronze in the 100M Butterfly, taking a fine 4th place finish in a time of 1:16.12. Daniel Hobbs scooped up 3 silver medals, completing his 100M Freestyle in a time of 1:05.00, his 200M Freestyle in a time of 2:17.48 and his 200M Breaststroke in a time of 3:01.33, a whopping 12 second PB! Cian Mulcahy once again showed his prowess in the 100M Butterfly event taking silver in time of 1:16.19. He also placed 4th in his 200M Backstroke in a time of 2:45.52, a huge PB of 13 seconds! Darren O'Dowling captured the second spot and silver medal in the U13 200M Backstroke, in a time of 2:40.87 and had very fine 4th place finish in the 200M Freestyle event in a time of 2:24.18.

In the U15 Age Category, Simon Treacy and Susan Callanan once again proved peerless, capturing 7 gold, 2 silver and a bronze medal between them. Susan claimed the top spot on no less than 3 occasions, taking gold in the 100M Freestyle in a time of 1:01.57, 100M Butterfly in a time of 1:09.73, and 100M Breaststroke in a time of 1:21.57. To add to this, she took silver in the 200M Freestyle event in a time of 2:17.09 and bronze in the 100M Backstroke in a time of 1:11.78. Susan won a medal for every event in which she entered and shows huge potential to go further in her swimming career with continued hardwork and dedication to her training.

Simon clearly dominated his events, taking 4 golds and 1 silver medal home as his rewards. He took the top spot in the 100M Backstroke in a time of 1:04.38, the 100M Freestyle in a very fast time of 57.89, the 100M Butterfly in a time of 1:02.97, and the 200M Butterfly in a time of 2:18.92. Simon grabbed the second spot and silver in a time of 1:11.62 in his 100M Breaststroke event.

Also in the U15 Age Category, Alex Rathke had some fine performances, most notably in winning a bronze medal in his 100M Backstroke in a time of 1:08.06 and a bronze medal in his 200M Backstroke in a time of 2.27.06. Alex also placed 4th in his 200M Freestyle event in a time of 2:09.25.

In the U17 Age Category Reggie Murphy swam into the medals with a fine performance in the 100M Backstroke claiming the top spot and gold in a time of 1:08.03. Fellow club mate Kieran Donovan grabbed 4th position in the 200M Backstroke in a time of 2.30.65.

Special Mentions go out to Sarah Hickey, Alysha Hoare, Alex and Ross McNulty, Tim O'Callaghan, Stephen O'Shaughnessy, and Niall Creedon on their outstanding personal best times and to all the swimmers who recorded personal best performances at the swim meet.

Proving that a lot of hard work, dedication and perspiration pays off all of the swimmers certainly deserve congratulations, and every encouragement to continue on their pathway to achieve their personal swimming goals. We look forward to the Grade A on the 9th December and some more exceptional results. Go DOLPHIN!

Coaches and Swimmers alike were delighted with the recent performances at the Wexford Graded Festival Meet held on the 24th November 2007. A team of almost 30 swimmers travelled to the Ferrybank Pool to compete on the first day of the two day gala, against tough competition from such high profile clubs as New Ross SC, Wexford SC and Kilkenny SC. Proving to be the club to beat on the day, Dolphin certainly did not come home empty handed, bringing with them 11 individual Gold medals, 9 individual Silver medals, and 8 individual Bronze medals as well as Medals in the Boys 200M Relays and some Grade B times!

In the U9 Age Category, Niamh kelly showed fantastic form as she dominated her age group and claimed a medal for every event in which she was entered. She captured gold in the 50M Free in a time of 39.87, and gold again in the 50M Breaststroke in a time of 50.49 qualifying her for Grade B in this event as well as Gold in the 50M Butterfly in a time of 49.58 again earning her a Grade B time. To add to her haul she took the silver medal in the 50M Backstroke in a time of 44.47, another Grade B time.

Tara Desmond snapped up the Silver medal in the 50M Butterfly in a time of 53.38 and added to that with a Bronze in the 50M Backstroke in a time of 46.91 and another Bronze in the 50M Freestyle in a time of 41.14. Sinead Mills gave a very fine performance in the girls U9 50M Butterfly earning her a well deserved Bronze medal in a time of 56.62 with a 5 second PB! Snapping at her heels in the same final was Ally Cunningham who narrowly missed out on the Bronze herself but earned a PB with a 56.63 time.

In the Boys U9 Age Category Darren Twomey once again showed his prowess in the events, taking Gold in the 50M Breaststroke in a time of 53.66, Silver in the 50M Butterfly in a time of 56.04 and Silver in the 50M Freestyle in a time of 40.46. He complimented these with a fine third place finish and Bronze medal in the 50M Backstroke in a time of 48.59. Ethan Keane had a very rewarding gala taking home Bronze in the 50M Breaststroke in a time of 53.83 and Bronze in the 50M Butterfly in a time of 57.60. In a very close and exciting 50M Breaststroke final Mark Auf Der Hyde claimed the second spot and Silver medal in a time of 53.75, making it Gold Silver and Bronze for Dolphin in this event! Mark also had some fine performances in the 50M Backstroke and 50M Butterfly taking 4th place in both finals.

In the U10 Age Category Amy Cunningham proved very hard to beat, taking Gold in the 50M Backstroke in 43.98, Gold in the 50M Freestyle in 37.54 and Gold in the 50M Breaststroke in 50.04. She also took home a Silver medal for her performance in the 50M Butterfly with a personal best time of 46.04. Club mate Cliona O'Brien came 4th in the same final of the 50M Butterfly having qualified for Grade B in this event in a time of 53.19 in the heats. Cliona also made the Breaststroke Final where she came 4th in a time of 54.61 Seconds. Yvonne Kelleher also swam in the Butterfly final coming 5th in a time of 54.83 with club mate Emma Richardson as first reserve with an astounding 13 second PB time!

In the Boys U10 Age Category Ross Kavanagh outswam the competition to win Gold in the 50M Butterfly in a time of 41.80, Gold in the 50M Backstroke in a time of 43.59 and Gold again in the 50M Freestyle in a time of 36.47. He took Bronze in the 50M Breaststroke in a time of 51.58 while team mate Angus Gill scooped up the Silver medal in the same event in a time of 51.48. In the 50M Freestyle final Billy Mulcahy nabbed the Silver medal in a time of 38.86 and in the 50M Backstroke Final Robert Twomey took 4th place in a time of 46.68.

In the U12 Age Category Colin O'Neil lead the field to win the 100IM in a time of 1:31.93, and had a fine 4th place finish in the 100M Fly Final in a time of 1:53.61, an over 4 second PB! Club mate Jack O'Brien took the 5th place spot in the same 100M Fly final in a time of 2:00.31, his first time competing in this event. Anthony Creed took the 6th place spot with Adam Fahy taking 7th in the same 100M Butterfly event.

In the U14 Age Category David Callanan won Silver in his 200M IM, his first time competing in this event, with a time of 3:33.48 and added to that a Bronze medal in the 100M Breaststroke in a time of 1.54.36.

Special mention to swimmer Rory O'Sullivan who attended his first ever competitive competition, swimming the 100IM in the U12 Age Group. Special mentions also to swimmers Rebecca Murphy, Ronan Fahy, Meave Mc Carthy, Jessica Murphy, Jennifer Cosgrave, Ellen O'Brien and Neil O'Brien on their fine performances, with great personal best times and some first time swims.

Congratulations to all swimmers who took part, we wish them every success at their next gala and look forward to more medal winning performances and PBs!

December 2007

Dolphin swimmers proved they could go the distance at the recent Grade A meet held in Mayfield Sports Complex, home of Dolphin Swimming Club on the 9th December 2007. Training right up to the event, the swimmers took the gala in their stride and were rewarded with 5 Gold, 10 Silver, and 3 bronze medals as well as several exceptional personal best swims.

Swimming strongly in the Boys U11 Age Category, Patrick Daly scooped silver in the 400M Freestyle in a time of 5:30.35, an almost whopping 12 second PB! He also captured gold in the 400m IM in a time of 6:33.20, and gold again in the 200m IM in a time of 3:00.19, a 4 second PB time.

In the Boys U13 Age Category, Darren O'Dowling returned to his winning ways by snapping up the Gold medal for the 400m Freestyle in a time of 4:54.76, an enormous 26 second PB! Daniel Hobbs was snapping at his heels in the same event, taking Silver in a time of 4:55.64, a 10 second PB and added to it with as silver medal in the 400m IM in a time of 5:43.09! Tim Daly took top honours in the 200m IM with a time of 2:31.59, a 3 second PB and again in the 400m IM with a time of 5:20.04! Alex Mc Nulty was just outside of medal placing in the 400m Freestyle event, taking the 4th place spot in a time of 5:10.19 with a massive 34 second PB. Team Mate Cian Mulcahy placed 5th in the same event in a time of 5:12.62 with a fantastic 48 second PB!

In the Boys U15 Age Category, Stephen O'Shaughnessy showed his prowess at the longer Freestyle distances taking a well deserved silver medal in the 1500M event in a time of 19:18.69, and capturing silver again in the 800m event in a time of 10:12.79. Team mate Alex Rathke was just pipped into third position with the bronze medal in the same event in a time of 10:13.10. Alex also took silver in the 200IM with an almost 4 second PB in a time of 2:28:48. Ross McNulty was just outside the medals in the 1500M event with a personal best time of 10:06.36.

In the Boys U17 Age Category Kieran Donovan had a tremendous performance in his 400M Freestyle event, taking silver in a time of 4:35.08 with a 15 Second PB!

Showing great potential in the Girls U13 Category Sarah Allen snapped up the second spot and silver medal in her 200m IM event in a time of 2:44.55. In the U15 Age Category, Catherine Noonan had a very successful gala taking silver in the 400m Freestyle in a time of 5:33.93,a 34 second PB and bronze in the 200m IM in a time of 3:03.15s a 29 second PB!

In the Under 17 Age Category Jennifer Callanan did not go home empty handed, taking bronze in the 200m IM in a time of 2:44.35.

Special Mentions go to Jamie Russell O'Donovan, Tim O'Callaghan, Ryan O'Dowling, Laura Desmond, Sarah Hickey and Niamh Corcoran on their outstanding personal best times and to all swimmers who competed and to all coaches and officials involved. We look forward to 2008 being an even more rewarding and successful season for Dolphin Swimming Club. Go DOLPHIN!

Dolphin Swimmers enjoyed fun and fast swims at the recent Chirstmas gala held in Mayfield Sports Complex on the 16th December 2007. Swimmers from the Non Competitive and Pre-Competitive squads right up to the Morning Squads participated, and despite some glitches with the printer, it proved to be an enjoyable experience for all involved.

Everyone who took part was a winner, taking home a selection box for being part of the event! Many thanks to all officials and parents who took part, giving up their time to act as time keepers and officials. It was greatly appreciated by the Swimmers and Club alike. Results from this gala are now available on the Season Results Page.