Second Ireland Swimming & Diving Photo Gallery
Trips to Limerick, St. Patrick's Rock in Cashel are highlighted.
Jan. 4, 2005
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Notre Dame's training home for the first portion of the trip, the National Aquatic Centre at Abbotstown in Dublin is one of the finest natatoriums in Europe. (photo courtesy of National Aquatic Centre)
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In addition to the Olympic-sized training pool, the National Aquatic Centre features one of the largest, most technically innovative indoor waterparks in all of Europe, complete with water slides and a wave pool. (photo courtesy of National Aquatic Centre)
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The National Aquatic Centre, which opened in spring of 2003, has seating for 2,500 spectators. The home training facility for all of the top swimmers and divers in Ireland, it played host to the 2003 European Short Course Championships, which was the first time the Emerald Isle welcomed an international swimming championship. (photo courtesy of National Aquatic Centre)
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The roof of the National Aquatic Centre, closed due to the New Year's bank holiday, was damaged by a tornado that swept through Dublin on Saturday. The facility was shut down for the week, causing a change in Notre Dame's training plans. The Irish will head back to Limerick to finish the trip. (photo by Matt Tallman)
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Sophomore Tim Kegelman (left) and senior David Moisan are excited for their final practice in the National Aquatic Centre before the trip to Limerick.
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On the way from Limerick to Dublin, the Irish made a stop at the Rock of St. Patrick in Cashel. Posing in front of the massive stone castle-turned-church are (from left) senior Frank Krakowski, junior Chris Barnes, senior Matt Bertke, and sophomore Louis Cavadini. (photo by Matt Tallman)
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The Cashel countryside revealed how Ireland got its nickname, "The Emerald Isle."
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The high-rising walls of the Rock of St. Patrick were a popular target of photographs.
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The Irish made the cross-country trip to Limerick on Friday, traveling approximately 180 kilometers (about 140 miles) to begin training at the University of Limerick in the first 50-meter pool ever built in Ireland.
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Upon returning to Dublin, sophomore Chris Zeches received an all-important message from the wrapper of a Kit Kat bar: "Remember you are not a salmon."
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Photos and cutlines by Bo Rottenborn unless otherwise indicated.
