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A Special Olympics Ireland swim club supporting athletes with intellectual/learning disabilities at the Valley Leisure Centre.

Volunteer-led and community-based.

21/06/2026

Congratulations to Oliver representing Team Ulster!

🥇25m kickboard!

We are all so proud of you! 🙌🎉
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough
Special Olympics Ulster

20/06/2026

Lots going on this weekend for Lagan Lappers athletes, volunteers and coaches at the Special Olympics Ireland Games in Dublin!

20/06/2026

We’re so proud of our wee club! Wonderful Lagan Lappers athlete Oliver is right now representing Team Ulster at the Special Olympics Ireland Games in Dublin and putting on a superb display with his swimming ability! AND our fabulous Lagan Lappers athlete Eilis is doing us proud as a volunteer at the Games this weekend too!

06/06/2026

Good luck to our Lagan Lappers athletes taking part in the DSNI Open Swimming Championships 2026! Have fun, swim with confidence! We’re proud of you all!

01/03/2026

We are incredibly proud that Lagan Lappers athlete Oliver has been selected to compete in swimming at the 2026 Special Olympics Ireland Summer Games as part of Team Ulster! Taking place from 18–21 June 2026 in Dublin, the Ireland Summer Games is the largest inclusive sporting event on the island, bringing together over 1,200 athletes competing across 12 sports over four days of competition, achievement and celebration. A fundraiser for the club has kindly been set up by the sister of one of our adult athletes in support of Lagan Lappers SOC to help us continue providing opportunities for all our athletes. If you would like to contribute, you can donate here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/mary-lempriere?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL
Go Oliver! Find out more about the Ireland Games here: https://irelandgames.ie

16/10/2025

We’re delighted to share that our very own Oliver has been selected to represent Team Ulster in Swimming at the Special Olympics Ireland Games in Dublin 2026. 🏊‍♂️ Congratulations to Oliver on this fantastic achievement! Everyone at Lagan Lappers is very proud of you - and all of our athletes! As training starts back this week in our new home of the Valley Leisure Centre, we also want to recognise all our athletes for the commitment and effort they’ve shown in the pool - both in training and at advancement competitions! Here’s to a great season ahead!

11/10/2025

📣 A new home for the Lagan Lappers!🏊🏊‍♂️We’re delighted to announce the start of our new term at our NEW HOME – Valley Leisure Centre, Newtownabbey. A big thank you to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough for welcoming us. We’re excited to get back in the pool, see our athletes again and make the Valley our new home for Lagan Lappers Special Olympics Club! Here’s to a great season ahead – new venue, same Lappers spirit!
Special Olympics Ireland
For enquiries email [email protected]

01/07/2025

Lagan Lappers Catch-Up!

It’s been a busy (and very special) time for our club — apologies for the radio silence from the Lagan Lappers Social Media Team, but I was off getting married… to one of our brilliant coaches!

Over the past week and a half, our amazing swimmers had success at the Special Olympics Ulster Regional Advancement! Huge congratulations to everyone who competed, gave their all and represented Lagan Lappers with pride.

We also wrapped up the season with our end-of-year bowling and pizza party, bringing athletes, coaches and families together for some well-deserved fun.

A big thank you to our athletes, volunteers, families and coaches for making this club what it is: a community that supports each other in and out of the pool.

Stay tuned for more updates as we get ready for an even bigger year ahead.

16/06/2025

🙌A massive well done to the Lagan Lappers athletes that took part in the Swim Ulster Open Disability Championships at the Leisureplex in Lisburn at the weekend!

In their first visit to this championship, our two athletes that competed achieved wonderful results:
🥇1 gold
🥈2 silvers
🏅1 fourth place
🏊🏻 With a huge effort all round!

Your Lagan Lappers family is proud and looking forward to more competition with Special Olympics Ulster later this week at South Lake Leisure Centre, Craigavon!

Huge thanks to the parents/guardians, coaches and volunteers that support our club every week and our fantastic training venue - Fleming Fulton School - where our athletes have honed their craft!

13/06/2025

🙌 This is our new official page!

We’ll be using it to share updates, reminders and information from Lagan Lappers Special Olympics Club - a swimming club based in Belfast for children and adults with a learning disability, affiliated to Special Olympics Ireland.

Thanks for following! We’re looking forward to sharing more soon.

Address

Valley Leisure Centre
Newtownabbey
BT367LJ

Opening Hours

6:30pm - 7:30pm

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