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Irish Masters is a swim program to motivate adult swimmers, triathletes and open water swimmers
who have interest in being coached to increase one's performance or fitness.
Back to the Pool
We will begin the new semester on Monday, January 16th at the usual time. We will be swimming on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8pm - 9pm and Sundays from 4pm - 5pm. Remember to renew your USMS membership and bring your $40 semester dues to the pool. If you are not affiliated with Notre Dame, there is a $3.00 fee collected at the main desk.
Welcome back!
Practice Schedule
Practices are on Monday and Wednesday nights at 8pm at the Rolfs and on Sunday afternoons at 4pm.
The fee is $40 per semester, payable on deck. Reminder: community members not affiliated with Notre Dame are asked to pay a $3.00 fee at the front desk. Please make sure your USMS registration is up to date: www.usms.org If you are not already on our email list, please send your contact information to Patty Walsh: patty@pattywalsh.com.
See you on deck!
About Our Coach
Mark Benishek is Assistant Director of RecSports at the University of Notre Dame and the Head Swimming & Diving coach at Saint Mary’s College. Mark has coached high school boys' swimmming, age group swimmers, and has served as Aquatics Director at the YMCA in LaCrosse, WI.
Please see the Coach page on this website for more information about Mark.
About Irish Masters
The Irish Masters practice at Rolfs Aquatic Center on the Notre Dame campus.
DUES: $40 per semester. You may pay your fee to Sara on deck. For community members, not affiliated with Notre Dame, there is a $3 guest fee payable at the door when you come in.
USMS Membership: Irish Masters requires everyone to join USMS. Membership lets you compete in meets and also provides some lilability coverage at practice. You can join online at USMS.org. There is a discounted rate for students but the registration has to be mailed in.
Swimmers must be 18 or older to join.
To Join Or Renew Your USMS Membership
All Masters are required to have USMS membership for insurance purposes and to participate in meets. To join USMS click on: http://www.usms.org/reg/. Make sure that you pick "Irish Masters (IRM)" as your team affiliation. Once you have done this, please email a copy of your registration card to Sara Pope-Davis so that we have your information on file.
Swimming Meet Results
Please visit the Meets/Results page for links to all results from meets that Irish Masters swimmers have participated in. Posting of official USMS results usually takes a month or more.
For further information about swimming with the Irish Masters please contact:
Patty Walsh, patty@pattywalsh.com

Schedule
Monday & Wednesday: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sunday: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fees
• $40 per semester for all swimmers. $20 for Summer swimming..
• Community members: additional $3 per visit payable at front desk.
• Faculty & staff: please show your card at front desk.
Practice Location
Rolfs Aquatic Center on the University of Notre Dame Campus. Rolfs is the only 50 m LC pool in the area and the most competitive pool in Northern Indiana. For information: (574) 631-5980.
Register with USMS
Reminder to everyone to register www.usms.org . The student subscription is $20/year; all others are $35/year. With this you will receive Swimmer Magazine 6 times a year.