About the club
About Dublin Swimming Club
Founded in 1881, Dublin Swimming Club is Dublin’s and Ireland’s oldest and friendliest swimming club. We have both a men’s and women’s team as well as junior members. We heartily welcome new Masters members to our club. Dublin Swimming Club is ideal if you wish to compete or simply enjoy your swimming. We welcome enquiries from all interested in swimming. Members hail from Cork, Clare, Wexford, Monaghan, Kilkenny, Northern Ireland, Spain, France, England, Italy and elsewhere. We even have a few native Dubs.
Heritage You Can Touch
The club boasts the oldest swimming trophy in Ireland. Dating from 1882, the Ormonde Cup is presented annually to the first male club swimmer home in our club sea race, usually held mid-Summer (end June / early July) at Windsurfers Pier, between Dun Laoghaire and Seapoint in south County Dublin. An only slightly more modern trophy, the Purcell Cup, dating from 1927, is presented to the first club lady home. During the off season, the club holds a number of members only races with winners also receiving fabulous old trophies. Races include a 400m pool race, an 800m pool race and a St Stephen’s Day swim at Sandycove.
Join us
Join Us
Welcome, bienvenue, wilkommen, witamy, bienvenido, fáilte to Dublin Swimming Club.
We always welcome new members!
If you:
- Have recently moved to Dublin,
- Swam competitively when you were younger,
- Have done, or do triathlons,
- Would like to do the Liffey Swim, or other sea swims, or
- If you simply have that competitive urge to swim again…
… then Dublin Swimming Club is an ideal choice for you.
How do I join?
New members can join throughout the year; existing members will be asked to renew both their club and Swim Ireland membership on or before the 1st of November each year.
Membership of Swim Ireland is mandatory for members of Dublin Swimming Club - both competing and non-competing - and is included in the club membership fee. Swim Ireland membership ensures you can participate as an insured swimmer in all Open Water Committee races and Masters pool races linked to Swim Ireland.
New members and renewing members please use this form. The Swim Ireland membership form is available here.
New members must read and accept the Club Constitution and rules and must also complete the Swim Ireland registration form.
Forms will also be accepted and available at any of our training sessions; please feel free to join us.
How much does it cost?
To encourage as many as possible, we have reduced the annual membership to €64 for competing and just €48.50 for non-competing members (the fee for both covers Swim Ireland affiliation). See our full fee schedule for more details, including family membership rates.
New members are given the Club Constitution and rules and must also complete the Swim Ireland registration form.
Where is Dublin Swimming Club located?
The club is for anyone living in Dublin but we train in Sportsco, Ringsend, Dublin 4, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, and Rathmines, Dublin 6.
Masters Swimmers:
Junior Swimmers:
- Rathmines: Sundays 6pm – 7pm. Learn to swim and training sessions.
- Crumlin Pearce Park Pool: Mondays 7pm – 8pm
Crumlin Pearce Park Pool is located on Windmill Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12.
What do I get in return for joining?
There are coached sessions in our pool sessions to cater for all abilities from improvers to competitive swimmers.
For competitive members, membership allows you enter galas and sea swims. You get an opportunity to be part of a very special sport and to compete in some of the great sporting events in Ireland such as The Liffey Swim.
Most importantly, you get to be involved in a swimming club with a fabulous heritage and tradition where many before you have become great friends while competing to their maximum ability.
Further queries?
If you have any membership related queries, please feel free to contact us using the form below.
Dublin Swimming Club
In the August 3rd 1875 edition of the "Freeman's Journal" it was announced that "Dublin Swimming Club" would hold its Annual Swimming Races in Salthill Baths on 21st August of that year. (In subsequent reports on the races, the club was referred to as "County Dublin Swimming Club").
Web Site Content Guidelines
We developed these content guidelines for our website as an aid to prospective contributors (the more the merrier).