Our clubs offer the opportunity to get involved in a rewarding and enjoyable sport, which could easily become your lifetime passion. Whether your interest lies in swimming, water polo or diving, our clubs can accomodate you in a well organised environment which reflects the highest standards of child protection and health and safety. You will be welcome to participate at a level you enjoy and our first class coaching framework will encourage you to develop to your own potential. If you are interested in joining a club in the Ulster area click on our profiles button at the left hand side of the home page for an A-Z of club profiles. You will find a club in your area with contact details and training times. Contact Swim Ulster if you have any queries or want to find out more about the aquatic sports in Ulster.

The key to volunteering is getting involved - even if it is clearing up the kit, helping on desk, helping with galas, doing the administration or getting involved with committees. Most volunteers become involved because their own children are members of the local club. Clubs cannot function without volunteers and parents recognise the need to 'give' something back to the sport which is so good for their children. Like most things in life, you get back what you put in. Many of our volunteers have enjoyed the sense of belonging which volunteering creates. Indeed, the family atmosphere at our clubs is what makes our sport so special. If everyone left it to someone else to volunteer, we would have no clubs, so why not get involved and volunteer to support your children's club? Whatever time you can spare could make all the difference to the club, so don't worry about being expected to do too much.

You can get involved with your local club by asking what you can do to help. Contact details for your local club are on the profiles section of the home page.

Officials are volunteers who help run galas. More than 20 officials are needed for each session of a gala. The assistance of parents is essential and each club is required to provide a number of officials based on the number of swimmers entered. The first job that most parents will be asked to do is timekeeping.