Diving coach Caiming Xie and the Irish will complete their training trip at the University of Limerick.

Plans Change For Irish, Who Head Back To Limerick To Finish Training Trip In Ireland

Jan. 4, 2005

LIMERICK, Ireland – The University of Notre Dame’s men’s swimmers and men’s and women’s divers made the trip across Ireland from Dublin to Limerick on Tuesday to finish their training and competition trip at the University of Limerick’s University Arena and the National 50m Pool. The Irish were originally scheduled to train at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin this week, but the facility has been shut down indefinitely after it sustained damage to its roof from a tornado on Saturday. No one was injured, as the NAC was closed for New Year’s Day.

The swimmers will return to Limerick for a second time after training there from Friday through Sunday, while the divers will make their first jaunt to the city near the western coast of the Emerald Isle. The Irish trip will wind down this weekend, with the travel party heading home on Sunday in time to begin spring-semester classes on Tuesday.