Ladies results

1st - Marieanne Day  28.36
2nd - Alison Cardwell  30.07
3rd - Ruth Butler  37.10
4th - Iryna Kennedy  1.02.18

Mens results

1st - Richard Yam-Ninali  24.55
2nd - Robert Barry  28.27
3rd - Ian hutchings 31.25
4th - Alan Laverty  31.34
5th - Richard Goddard  33.13
6th - Alex Curran  35.30
7th - Markus Roessel  36.34
8th - Patrick Taggart  46.09 (Breaststroke)

This year’s event had a good entry and very nice to see a lot of newcomers to this distance. With the growth of Open Water swimming especially in relation to the phenomenal growth in triathlons it is very important we nurture and entice as much participation as we can cope with. On Friday evening Declan O’Reilly brought up his rib, Cu na Mara, to the jetty at Carrybridge.

Declan kindly agreed to be the Safety Officer for the swim and has a wealth of experience in all matters relating to safety at sea and open water but especially in regards to diving. We launched the rib, secured her to the jetty and parked the trailer behind the Carrybridge boat hire office with their kind permission. On Saturday, 31st July, we had a briefing in the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen, where most of the swimmers and their family/support attended. On Sunday morning Paddy O’Byrne kindly bussed swimmers from the Forum, Enniskillen, to the marina, Carrybridge in the mini-bus supplied by Stephen Miller of Dublin Mini Coaches. When we got to Carrybridge we were met with the sight of paddlers from Mobile Team Adventure cooking their breakfast. They had camped overnight and were in great form.

Race Report

The swim was sponsered by Colm Mc Evoy of the Whistledown Hotel It has been running now since 2006 and growing in numbers every year, the race is run on a handicap system with the slowest swimmers going off first and the fastest swimmers playing catchup.
 
Water temperature was 14 degrees Celcius calm at time of swim, weather conditions were Overcast Light Westerly breeze  swimmers were set off at allocated intervals from the shore line at Warrenpoint baths.
 
The wetsuit challenge was run in conjunction with the skins swim. All Thirty four swimmers completed the race There was a  bigger Juvenile entry this year with a number of local swimming club teenagers taking part in both sections 

The Whistledown Round the Rock Swim in Skins where the swimmers compet in swim suit  / swim togs
The Whistledown Round the Rock  Wetsuit Challange which was introduced last year

Clew Bay,  Newport, Ireland 10k swim in a time of 1hour 46mins.  The course this year was reduced by 1k however Colleen remains the course record holder from 4 years ago. 

The 24 year old local girl has just returned home to Ireland after 3 years working in Dubai. Her absence from the Irish swim scene  has not affected this determined young lady 's enthusiasm and ambition.

In fact with her recent performance at the Copeland Island 4k non wetsuit race shows the fabulous open water swimmer she is. Colleen was the first swimmer home in 52.07minutes 7 minutes faster than the first male swimmer competing in the course and 25 minutes in front of the second lady swimmer Maureen Mc Coy