Dubs Stars help Launch St Michaels "Santa Swim"..

  • Oct 22,2010

St. Michaels House, Irelands largest provider of community-based services for people with an intellectual disability has teamed up with Dublin City Council and Swim Ireland to launch the second annual Santa Swim in an attempt to pack Santas sleigh with educational and sporting equipment for St. Michaels House in time for Christmas.

 

To do this will take an exhausting 80,000 lengths in a 25metre pool. Following the success of last years Santa Swim, the event will take place on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st November, with a number of pools around Dublin city and county taking part.

 

At the launch is Santa with, from left, Irish Olympic swimmer Aisling Cooney, Dublin Ladies footballers Mary Nevin, Denise Masterson, service user David Byrne, from Coolock, Dublin Ladies footballer Amy McGuinness, and former Dublin footballer Ciaran Whelan.

 

For Further information or to register your interest in participating telephone John Lawless at 8840334

St Michael’s House Swimming Pool and Leisure Centre, Dublin.
Picture credit: Brian Lawless / SPORTSFILE