Swim Ireland Announces Deloitte as Performance Programme Partner

Swim Ireland is pleased to announce Deloitte as a new partner of its Performance Programme, marking an important collaboration in supporting Ireland’s high-performance swimmers and divers as they prepare for major international competition.

This three-year partnership, extending through to LA 2028 and beyond will see Deloitte play a pivotal role in advancing Swim Ireland’s Performance Programme, reinforcing a shared commitment to excellence, athlete development and sustained success on the global stage.

According to the 2024 Irish Sports Monitor Swimming is Ireland’s number one sport for women and for people with disabilities, and the second most popular sport for adults after personal exercise along with Ireland’s most successful Olympic sport at Paris 2024.

As the world’s number one professional services firm, Deloitte already plays a significant role in Irish high-performance sport, with established partnerships across the Olympic and Paralympic landscape, including the Olympic Federation of Ireland, Paralympics Ireland, and with Olympic Champion Daniel Wiffen. This new collaboration with Swim Ireland builds on that commitment, further strengthening support for elite athletes within aquatics.

Swim Ireland’s Performance Programme has delivered significant international success in recent years, and this partnership reflects its continued ambition to enhance its performance environment through collaboration with leading organisations that share its values and vision.

Speaking on the announcement, Mary McMorrow, CEO (Interim) of Swim Ireland, said:

“We are delighted to welcome Deloitte as a partner to our Performance Programme. Their existing commitment to Irish Olympic and Paralympic sport, and their support of one of our own Olympic champions, makes this partnership a strong alignment of values. This support will play an important role as we continue to develop a sustainable, world-class performance system for Irish swimming and diving.”

Aisléan Nicholson, Partner, Deloitte, added:

“Our partnership with Swim Ireland embodies the values we champion at Deloitte: high performing teams, inclusion and talent development. We’re proud to support Swim Ireland and further enhance their capacity to provide a world-class performance environment, supporting athletes and coaches as they target success at European, World and Olympic level competition.”

Daniel Wiffen, Olympic champion and Deloitte ambassador, said: “As an athlete who has benefited from the incredible support from Deloitte, I’m delighted to see them come on board as an official partner of Swim Ireland. I know firsthand how vital this partnership will be for the next generation of Irish swimmers, and how it will drive continued success for Irish swimming on the world stage.”

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*2024 Irish Sports Monitor

About Swim Ireland

We are the National Governing Body (NGB) for Swimming, Para-Swimming, Water Polo, Diving and Artistic Swimming across the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

Our vision is to create “an island of swimmers.” We define swimming as “a form of physical activity in the water that people engage in whether for social connections, exercise, health and physical activity, challenge, mental wellbeing, skill development, competition, fun, or many of these reasons combined.”

Our Performance Programme operates three National Centres: the National Aquatic Centre (Dublin), the University of Limerick, and Bangor Aurora Leisure Centre. Together, these centres provide performance support to identified athletes across Ireland as we prepare for the 2028 and 2032 Olympic Games, and they serve as national performance hubs for swimming.

About Deloitte

At Deloitte, we make an impact that matters for our clients, our people, our profession, and in the wider society by delivering the solutions and insights they need to address their most complex business challenges.

As the largest global professional services and consulting network, with approximately 457,000 professionals in more than 150 countries, we bring world-class capabilities and high-quality services to our clients.

In Ireland, Deloitte has approximately 3,000 people providing audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. Our people have the leadership capabilities, experience and insight to collaborate with clients so they can move forward with confidence.

In this press release references to Deloitte are references to Deloitte Ireland LLP. The information contained in this press release is correct at the time of going to press. Deloitte Ireland LLP is the Ireland affiliate of Deloitte NSE LLP, a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee (“DTTL”). DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL and Deloitte NSE LLP do not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about to learn more about our global network of member firms.

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