Ballina Dolphins Swimmers went the distance at last week's Connacht A Graded Gala in Longford. Seán Canavan was the first Ballina Dolphin’s swimmer to take part in the 400 Meter freestyle event and as always he did not disappoint showing great speed and ability in the water while showing of his great technical ability. 

A grant of €352,800 has been approved for Ballyhaunis Swimming Pool for refurbishment works under the Green Swimming Pool initiative to make the pools across Ireland more energy efficient and less reliant on State support, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring TD has announced. The Minister has also announced €25,000 for Ballyhaunis Boxing Club to help improve their facilities. 

Ballina Community Games athletic finals takes place at Ballina Athletic Club Belleek on Monday, 7th May.  Registration from 2- 2.30pm. 

Ballina Dolphins young swimmers continue to set the pace achieving Division One, Divison Two and personal best times ast the Gala in Athlone.

Martin McDonagh and Martin Collins, both members of Ballina Boxing CLub, won two national titles over the weekend with both boxers putting in wonderful performances at National Boxing Championships in Dublin.  

Ballina Dolphins Swimming Club hosted their annual Connacht B & C Gala which was again, sponsored by Ballina Beverages, at Ballina Swimming Pool. A large number of swimmers from Ballina Dolphins, Ballina, Sligo, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Swimming Clubs competed in the gala.  Ballina Dolphins swimmers had great success in the featured swims – backcrawl, breaststroke and individual medley.  

Special Olympics athletes from clubs in County Mayo were among good company as they launched Special Olympics’ All Ireland Collection Day this week. The annual Collection Day will take place throughout Ireland on Friday April 27 and Cora Staunton and Ray Moylette were on hand to help launch the Castlebar collection. 

Moy Valley Over 55 Club and Mayo Sports Partnership is showcasing Boccia. Boccia is a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them.

Following the announcement by Minister of State for Sport and Tourism Michael Ring of the governments €30 million fund to develop sporting facilities across the country Mayo Sports Partnership will host an information workshop on the scheme to assist groups etc in making an application.

Claremorris was the venue for great success for the Ballina Dolphins Swimmers had great success at Claremorris.