Limerick Masters Swimming to host Irish Open Long Course Masters Championship

Limerick Masters Swimming Club host  the 2019 Irish Open Long Course Masters Championship gala at the UL Arena 50m swimming pool in Limerick on Friday and Saturday March 1 and 2. 378 competitors representing 50 Masters Clubs will participate over the two days with, once again, significant overseas participation from Estonia, Greece, Lithuania  and the United Kingdom.

In addition there will be a strong representation from all corners of the Island north and south. Entries are up compared to 2018 when the gala had to be rescheduled due to Storm Emma. It remains the largest masters gala event on the island of Ireland. The event will be all the more poignant this year as the club saw the unexpected passing of their coach of 32 years John Dempsey on December 30 last.

The gala will commence on Friday at 7.00pm with the 1500m freestyle. The entrants includes the top long distance swimmers in the country and prominent athletes from the world of triathalon.

The main program commences at 9.00am Saturday morning with a full program of events up to 5.30pm. As in previous years the Kearney Perpetual Cup for the 1,500m freestyle, the Limerick Masters SC Perpetual Cup for the 50m freestyle and the Neylon Perpetual Trophy for the 50m Breaststroke will be awarded to the swimmers who are nearest to the world record in their respective age group. The Club of the gala trophy will be hotly contested when considering the strong participation of Clubs such as Aer Lingus Masters, NAC Masters, Kilkenny Masters & Kingodom Masters.

Full details of the event are available at www.limerickmasters.com or our facebook page on https://www.facebook.com/LimerickMasters/