Strule Dolphins Swim Club

A huge congratulations to Brandon (16) on a fantastic performance in the 50m Breaststroke at the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin, representing the Strule Dolphins at the 2026 Irish Summer National Youth & Senior Championships (50M, long course)🏊👏

Brandon produced a brilliant personal best swim on Friday, 24 July, and was named reserve for the finals, missing out on a place by less than one tenth of a second. An outstanding achievement at the highest level of national competition—well done, Brandon! We’re all very proud of you and look forward to seeing what’s next. 🐬💪

🏊‍♂️ Good Luck, Brandon! 🏊‍♂️

Everyone at Strule Dolphins Swimming Club would like to wish Brandon the very best of luck as he competes at the Irish Summer Youth & Senior Championships! 🇮🇪💙

This is a fantastic achievement and a testament to all the hard work, commitment and dedication Brandon has shown throughout the season. We know you’ll represent both yourself and the club with pride.

Enjoy every race, trust in your training, and make the most of the experience. We’re all behind you and can’t wait to follow your results!

Best of luck, Brandon – swim fast and enjoy every moment! 💪🏅

🏊‍♂️ That’s a wrap on the 2025/26 season! 🏊‍♀️

What a fantastic way to finish the season at the Swim Ulster Swim Festival 2026!

This meet was all about fun, confidence and making memories, and our swimmers certainly delivered. We had so many of our younger swimmers making their competitive swimming debut, and they all represented Strule Dolphins with confidence, determination and huge smiles. It was fantastic to see so many personal bests achieved, plenty of encouragement from teammates poolside, and of course everyone getting into the spirit of the day with some brilliant Hawaiian-themed fancy dress! 🌺🌴

The hard work throughout the season paid off with an incredible medal haul:
🥇 9 Gold Medals
🥈 3 Silver Medals
🥉 11 Bronze Medals

Well done to every swimmer who competed. Whether you came home with a medal, achieved a new personal best, or simply gained valuable race experience, you should all be incredibly proud of yourselves.

We’re also delighted to celebrate the continued development of our coaching team. At the end of the season, three members of our club successfully completed their Level 1 Swim Teaching qualification, while one member completed their Level 1 Coaching qualification. These courses provide valuable knowledge and practical skills that will help deliver high-quality sessions on poolside, and we’re looking forward to seeing them put those skills into practice next season. Please give them a warm welcome when you see them around the pool!

A huge thank you also goes to our sponsors, whose generous support helps make opportunities like these qualifications possible. Investing in our volunteers means investing in our swimmers, and we are incredibly grateful for everything our sponsors do for Strule Dolphins.

Finally, thank you to all of our swimmers, parents, volunteers, officials and coaches for another fantastic season. Your commitment, support and enthusiasm are what make our club such a special place.

We hope everyone has a wonderful, well-earned summer break. Enjoy some time to relax, recharge and have fun—we certainly know the coaches are looking forward to a little break too! 😄

We can’t wait to see everyone back on poolside for another exciting season. 💙🏊

END OF YEAR TRIP FUN
@ SPLASH NI AQUAPARK, 20 JUNE 2026

From splashes and slides to inflatable challenges and plenty of laughs, our water park trip today was the perfect way to finish the season on a high! Thanks to everyone who help run the club throughout the year, to the parents for transporting our swimmers back and forth from the Leisure Centre and competitions, to our coaches and of course, a big well done to our swimmers who make it all worthwhile! 🐬🙌

🐬 Strule Dolphins Competition Round-Up 🐬

It has been another busy few weeks for Strule Dolphins swimmers, with representatives competing across three different competitions and continuing to gain valuable experience, achieve personal bests and bring home medals! 🥇

🏊 Ian Wright Memorial Gala – Bangor

With many of our swimmers focused on exam commitments, Strule Dolphins were represented by Emma and Tom at the Ian Wright Memorial Gala in Bangor.

Emma competed strongly in the 200m Individual Medley, 50m Breaststroke and 200m Freestyle, continuing to build on her racing experience and delivering some excellent swims.

Tom competed over both days of the gala, taking on the 200m Individual Medley, 200m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly, 50m Backstroke, 100m Freestyle and 800m Freestyle. A special mention goes to Tom for completing his first ever 800m Freestyle, a huge achievement and one that was rewarded with a fantastic bronze medal.

Both swimmers recorded a number of personal best times and have set themselves new targets to work towards.

🏊 Banbridge Open Long Course Meet – South Lakes

Five Dolphins swimmers travelled to South Lakes Leisure Centre for the Banbridge Open Long Course Meet.

The team produced plenty of personal best performances throughout the day while gaining valuable experience racing in a long course environment. Most importantly, all swimmers represented the club brilliantly, showing great attitude and commitment throughout the competition. The meet provided another excellent opportunity to benchmark progress and set goals for next season.

🏊 Swim Ulster DSNI Swimming Championships

A huge congratulations goes to Farrah, who proudly represented Strule Dolphins at the Swim Ulster DSNI Swimming Championships.

With strong support from her family in the stands and guidance from Coach Barry poolside, Farrah delivered an outstanding performance, achieving several new personal best times and earning an impressive medal haul of 2 Gold Medals and 2 Silver Medals. 🥇🥇🥈🥈

We are incredibly proud of Farrah’s achievements and the determination she continues to show every time she steps onto poolside.

As we approach the end of the season, it is fantastic to see our swimmers continuing to challenge themselves, achieve personal bests and represent Strule Dolphins with pride. Congratulations to everyone who competed over the past few weeks – your hard work and dedication are paying off.

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A fantastic day of racing on Sunday for our junior swimmers at the Jack Beattie Memorial Gala in Lisburn! 🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️

Our swimmers represented the club brilliantly throughout the day, producing some fantastic PBs, and showing plenty of determination, confidence, and team spirit in the pool. It was great to see all the hard work from training being put into action on race day 👏

A special mention also goes to our swimmers who competed for the club for the very first time — a huge milestone in their swimming journey! We are incredibly proud to see new swimmers stepping up, gaining valuable race experience, building confidence, and becoming part of the competitive side of the club 💙

Well done to all swimmers, coaches, volunteers, and parents for another successful gala day — the future of the club is looking very bright!

🏊‍♂️ Ulster Championships – Complete 🏊‍♀️

That’s a wrap on 3 days of racing at the Ulster Championships! 💪🔥

What a weekend it has been for our swimmers — packed with fast swims, huge efforts, and fantastic progress across the board 👏 We’ve seen plenty of PBs & strong performances with swimmers really stepping up to the occasion.

A massive well done to everyone who competed — representing the club with pride, determination, and resilience over a long and demanding weekend 💯

Thank you as always to our coaches, team managers, and parents for their continued support — it doesn’t go unnoticed 🙌

Now it’s time to recover, reset, and get back to work for the next one 🚀

🔥 Ulster Championships – Day 2 🔥

We’re back at it this morning for Day 2 of the Ulster Championships! 💪🏊‍♂️

After a strong start yesterday, the team is ready to get back in the pool and swim fast, race hard, and keep building momentum 🚀

Looking forward to seeing more great performances, strong skills, and plenty of team support on poolside throughout the day 💙

Let’s go Dolphins! 👊

What a fantastic day at the Enniskillen Lakelanders Spring Gala 26! 🙌

This gala gave our swimmers a brilliant opportunity to step up and showcase all the skills they’ve been working so hard on in training 💪

We saw lots of Personal Bests (PBs) across the board, which is always a great sign of progress 📈👏 Alongside that, we had multiple medal-winning performances 🥇🥈🥉 – a fantastic reward for all the effort being put in week after week.

Our medal winners are:

Aibhilin - 🥇
Donnacha - 🥈🥈🥉
Matthew - 🥇🥈🥈🥉
Tom - 🥈🥈🥈🥉
Michael - 🥈

A big well done to all swimmers who represented the club – whether it was your first gala or one of many, you did yourselves proud 👏

And as always, thank you to our coaches, officials, and parents for their continued support – it makes days like this possible! 🐬

🏊‍♂️ March Round-Up for Strule Dolphins 🏊‍♀️

March was a busy month for our swimmers, with two fantastic galas — and while we didn’t get individual posts up at the time, we couldn’t let them pass without a proper shout-out! 👏💙

🌊 Future Challengers Meet 4
Our younger swimmers took to the pool and did brilliantly. There were lots of great swims, big smiles, and plenty of learning experiences throughout the gala 😊 It was fantastic to see swimmers racing hard, improving skills, and most importantly having fun.

We also saw a number of Personal Bests 📈, along with pins earned — a great reward for all their hard work in training.

🔥 Aspiring Champions Meet 2
Our older swimmers competed across two full days of racing and delivered some excellent performances. The team swam fast, raced well, and supported each other brilliantly across the weekend 💪

There were lots of PBs 📈, medals 🥇🥈🥉, and pins 📍, along with some fantastic milestones achieved — including Regional Championship qualifying times, National consideration times, and National qualifying times 🎯 An incredible achievement and a reflection of the work being put in week after week.

It was also fantastic to see one of our relay teams take to the blocks for the first time 🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️ The team embraced the opportunity and raced with confidence and determination, even lining up against a relay team that featured an Olympic swimmer - Danielle Hill! ⭐ While it was a tough race, our swimmers gave it their absolute best 💪 and supported each other brilliantly from start to finish. Experiences like this are invaluable — racing at that level, soaking up the atmosphere, and stepping up as a team 🤝 It was great to see them rise to the occasion and represent the club so well 👏💙

👋 Welcome to our New Parents & Swimmers
We’ve also welcomed a number of new families to Strule Dolphins recently — it’s great to have you all onboard! 💙
If you're new to the club, you can find lots of helpful information including our calendar, gala guidance, club policies, and general FAQs on our website:

🌐 https://struledolphins.com

Well done to all swimmers who represented the club — great racing, great team spirit, and plenty of progress all round 🙌

Thank you as always to the coaches, officials, and parents for their support poolside 💙

Bring on April! 🚀🏊‍♂️