
Information & details about forthcoming Local, Regional and National events:
Please click here to view the Swim Ulster 2025-2026 Competition Calendar.
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Future Challengers Meet 1
Swim Ulster will host Future Challengers Meet 1 at South Lake Leisure Centre, Craigavon on Sunday 12th October 2025.
The Warm Up times will be as follows:
AM Session
Warm Up – Male 8.30am-8.50am – Female 8.50am-9.10am – Start 9.15am
The following Clubs are entered for the AM session – Alliance, Ards, Armagh, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Bangor, Coleraine, Larne, Leander, Limavady, Olympia, Portadown, Swim Belfast.
PM Session
Warm Up – Male 1.30pm-1.50pm – Female 1.50pm-2.10pm – Start 2.15pm
The following Clubs are entered for the PM Session – Banbridge, Breifne, City of Derry, Cookstown, Dungannon, East Cavan, Enniskillen, Lecale, Lurgan, Marlins, , Riversdale Otters Sliabh Beagh, Swilly Seals.
The Session Report, Psych Sheet & Volunteer Rota can be found below. Please note that any club assigned the role of Gala Secretary / Programmes this role begins at the beginning of warm up.
Aspiring Champions Meet 1
Swim Ulster will host Aspiring Champions Meet 1 at Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre, Belfast on Saturday 18.10.25 and Sunday 19.10.25.
Ulster Masters SC Meet
Swim Ulster will host the Swim Ulster Masters SC Gala on Saturday 25th October 2025 at Newry Leisure Centre.
Individual Events 203 & 210 – Mixed 400m IM will be limited to 1 heat & 800m Freestyle will be limited to 4 heats – entries will be accepted on a First Come First Served basis – we cannot accept NTs for these events.
A squad of 33 Enniskillen Lakelanders’ swimmers attended the Swim Belfast Open Meet on Sunday the 15th of February in Lagan Valley Leisureplex, Lisburn. The gala was a great success for the Fermanagh swimmers who relished the opportunity to compete against swimmers from clubs across Ulster, Leinster & Connacht, returned home with numerous medals and personal best times.
Local Swimmers Sparkle for their Schools as Past & Present Lakelanders lead the way for Fermanagh at Swim Ulster’s Senior Schools’ Cup & Championships in Bangor
The Swim Ulster Schools Cup & Championships 2026 took place on Friday 6th February at Aurora Aquatic & Leisure Complex Bangor. Over 1000 swimmers from more than 130 schools across the province of Ulster took part in the one day event. Three local schools were part of the action with 22 local swimmers taking part.
On Saturday 31st January, 13 young swimmers from Enniskillen Lakelanders Swimming Club competed in Round 3 of the Swim Ulster Future Challengers Series at Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre, Belfast. The meet attracted over 450 swimmers aged 10–14 from across Ulster, all taking on the more challenging events of Individual Medley (IM), Backstroke and Butterfly.
The Lakelanders squad rose to the occasion, relishing the opportunity to race against strong provincial competition while aiming for personal best performances.
6 Enniskillen Lakelanders’ swimmers competed at Swim Ulster’s Open Long Course Meet at the Aurora Aquatic & Leisure Complex in Bangor on the 24 & 25th January. Swimmers from clubs all over Ireland attended this exciting start to the Long Course season and the Lakelanders were eager to race their fellow athletes in the fabulous 10 lane 50m pool at the Aurora.
A strong squad of Lakelanders junior swimmers took part in Swim Ulster Future Challengers Meet 2 at Omagh Leisure Centre on Saturday.
Coach Chelsey Weir was there to support the young swimmers who brought home a substantial haul of medal award pins and a raft of new personal times.
6 Enniskillen Lakelanders’ swimmers made the journey to the Coral Leisure Centre Monaghan for Sliabh Beagh Swimming Club’s Winter Cluster Meet on 6th & 7th December.
Swim Ulster Primary Schools Cup and Championship was held at the Aurora Aquatic & Leisure Complex, Bangor on Saturday 29th November 2025. Excited for this opportunity to represent their schools, 22 swimmers across 10 local schools headed to Bangor determined to do the South-West proud and qualify for the All-Ireland Championships held in Dublin in March. Although a school competition, all the students attending are committed members of the Enniskillen Lakelanders swimming club and mustered all their skills and training in competing against the best swimmers from schools across Ulster. A successful day saw 4 podium finishes and an amazing number of swimmers qualify for the All-Ireland primary school championship to be held at the National Aquatic Centre Dublin next year.
A squad of 10 Enniskillen Lakelanders’ swimmers attended Dungannon Swimming Club’s 40th Anniversary Gala on Sunday the 9th November at Dungannon Leisure Centre. The gala was a great success for the young swimmers who returned home with numerous personal bests.
Enniskillen Lakelanders Swimming Club held their Autumn Junior Gala on Sunday 26th October, an event aimed at younger swimmers. This was the club’s first Gala in their new temporary base at Omagh Leisure Centre and there was much excitement among the swimmers from the outset with 37 swimmers from Enniskillen Lakelanders taking part. They were joined by competitors from nine other Ulster swimming clubs. For many of the 8-14 year-old competitors, this would be one their first experiences of individual competition, that all important first step for every sportsperson.
11 swimmers from Enniskillen Lakelanders swimming club made their way to the Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre in Belfast to compete at Swim Ulster's Aspiring Champions Meet; the first Gala of the season for swimmers aged 13 and over. The event was held over two days, 18th & 19th October. Coaches across Ulster use this gala to assess and monitor swimmers' skills, providing the scaffolding for the building blocks for success in the coming season.
All the work so far on skills and technique resulted in a slew of Swim Ulster Awards, personal bests and many top ten finishes for the Enniskillen Lakelanders.