SWIMMING: Volunteer Star Awards for swimming stalwarts

SWIM Ulster, the governing body for aquatic sports in Northern Ireland, celebrated the contribution of their volunteers with a special awards event at Queen's University's Physical Education Centre.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Jun 2010, 10:34 BST

Updated 16th Jun 2010, 10:48 BST

As part of Volunteers' Week thirty of the most committed swimming volunteers were presented with awards.

Delivering a busy competition programme for 4,000 swimmers in 40 clubs requires an intensive volunteer input.

The top 30 volunteers, who came from came clubs all over Ulster including Coleraine and Ballymoney, contributed hundreds of hours on their own.

The volunteers were presented with a 'Volunteer Star' award by Frank Stevens, President of Swim Ulster, and by Sandra Adair of Volunteer Now – the agency which organises Volunteers' Week.