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| Camlough Lake, S Armagh |
680k |
10 days |
220 swimmers |
09/09/09 |
Organised by Aoiffe McCourt Lynch and Padraig Mallon. |
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Round the clock |
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Vote for it as the 2009 event here. Watch footage here. |
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| Irish Sea |
90k/56 miles |
29hrs 56 min |
6 person relay |
2003 |
It took three attempts. Feilim Ó Maoláin wanted to attempt but weather did not permit
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| Fastnet to Schull, Cork |
20k |
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Stephen Redmond |
2009 |
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| Aran Islands to Galway |
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15 hours |
Feilim Maoláin |
2002 |
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| Killary Fjord €“ 4,8,12mile |
19.3k/12 miles |
6hrs 27min |
Ronan Joyce |
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Record holder |
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| Tory Island to Maheroarty |
14k |
5hrs 25min |
Dermot Duffy |
1996 |
It has only been completed by three non-wetsuit swimmers.
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6 hrs 57min |
Anne McAdam |
2003 |
Three others have swum the distance in wetsuit, |
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most notably, local man Henry O€™Donnell |
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| Clew Bay |
12k |
5hrs 14min |
Owen Sisk |
2003 |
Record holder |
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| Boffin Swim |
11.5k |
2hrs 45min |
Colm O'Neill |
2000 |
Race first held in '00, Colm was its first winner and set record |
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| Hinds-Rann-Killykeen, Cavan |
11k/7miles |
2hrs 17min |
Ronan Joyce |
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Record holder |
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| Dublin Bay (Red Rock-DLao) |
8.8k |
2hrs 15min |
George Dunne |
2004 |
Record holder |
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| Hinds-Rann-Killykeen, Cavan |
5.6k/3.5miles |
1hr 45min |
Colm O'Neill |
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Record holder |
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| NAMES TO KNOW |
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Colm O€™Neill |
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John Egan |
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Karen Molloy |
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Clodagh Nolan |
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Conor Gunne |
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Grainne Moss (née Gunne) |
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