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Swim Ireland has announced its new National Open Water Series for 2025. The 2025 Series will incorporate a wide range of open water events all over the country with events catering for every level of open water swimmer.

The National Governing Body have worked with several clubs to develop an inclusive national series which has multiple event types from mass starts, race events, participation, handicapped and regional/national championships. The series also features two of the most iconic events with the Dún Laoghaire Harbour and Dublin City Liffey Swim, as well as the Swim Ireland National Championships the jewels on the calendar. All open water events listed on the calendar will act as qualifiers for these events. More information on qualification can be found HERE on the open water page of the Swim Ireland website.

Swim Ireland Head of Competition, Events and Disciplines Adam Cox said,

“It has been a few years in the making, but it is really exciting to see the 2025 series come together. The support from our clubs and members has been tremendous and to be able to develop a national calendar is really developing and uniting the sport. With a mixture of distances and events types the series is unique and exciting and ensures it caters for every level of swimmer. We are working with several other clubs and will be announcing more dates and locations soon. If there are other clubs that wish to be involved as part of this series, we would be delighted to hear from you so please make contact and we can discuss your involvement.”

Clubs can contact Adam Cox directly via email at adamcox@swimireland.ie

As part of the wider open water work being undertaken, Swim Ireland is working on developing an overall long-term strategy for the sport and developing several key areas; such as reviewing the race sanctioning process and working closely with Triathlon Ireland to align on this process. Swim Ireland will also deliver an open water participation programme and open water clubs pathway training programme over late spring and into summer.

Bookings for Swim Ireland hosted open water events will open on the 1^st of March 2025. Keep an eye on the Open Water Swim Series page HERE for all the latest information and booking links.