It’s National Water Safety Awareness Week (Monday, 17 June – Sunday, 23 June). Water Babies, Ireland’s leading baby and toddler swim school is advising parents to be extra cautious with their children around water this summer – whether it’s in the bath tub at home, paddling pool in the back garden, at their local beach or swimming pool. Tragically 30 children aged 14 and … [Read more...] about National Water Safety Awareness Week – Be Water Smart This Summer
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Top Three Sports to Help You Get Fit
For the average person, sport isn't just about winning. Instead, it can be a fantastically fun and effective way to both get and stay fit. However, with so many different choices on offer, it can be difficult to find the right fit for both your body and your timetable. With that in mind, here we go over what we consider the big three when it comes to finding your way to sports … [Read more...] about Top Three Sports to Help You Get Fit
Water Babies is recruiting ! Fancy a change of career or a job that fits in with family life
Water Babies, Ireland’s leading baby and toddler swim school is growing and looking for fabulous people to become fully qualified baby swimming instructors who will teach their award winning programme to both small babies and toddlers. Water Babies teach swimming to almost 5,000 children across Ireland every week, a skill which can potentially save their life. Water Babies … [Read more...] about Water Babies is recruiting ! Fancy a change of career or a job that fits in with family life
Galway Bay Swim sees 146 swimmers cross the bay for Cancer Care West
The annual Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim took place on Saturday 21st July, now in its 13th year the swim has become one of Irelands biggest and longest one day swims. The swim which sold out saw 146 swimmers beginning their swim in Aughinish in Co. Clare and finishing at Blackrock Diving Tower in Salthill, the swim is a distance of roughly 13 kilometres (if you swam … [Read more...] about Galway Bay Swim sees 146 swimmers cross the bay for Cancer Care West
13 years swimming 13km across Galway Bay
Unlucky 13, or lucky for some as the annual Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in aid of Cancer Care West returns to the waters of Galway Bay this June. The swim was officially launched on Saturday 2nd June with the first official time trial at Blackrock in Salthill. The swim which is now sold out will see close to 130 swimmers taking part this year it is now … [Read more...] about 13 years swimming 13km across Galway Bay