Female Senior Swimmer of the Year
Elaine Burrows Dillane
Junior Female Swimmer of the Year
Abi McNamara
Senior Best Newcomer Female
Caroline Corkery
Male Senior Swimmer of the Year
Jordan Leckey
Junior Male Swimmer of the Year
Brian Foster
Senior Best Newcomer Male
Steven Grimley
Sheena Paterson Spirit of Open Water Swimming Award
Imelda Lynch
Best Organised Open Water Swim
Gaddin Abt Garnish
Margaret Smith Award
Atlantic Masters Swimming Club
Shane Moraghan Award for Best Overseas performance by an Irish Open Water/Marathon Swimmer
Linda Clarke
Ted Keenan Ulster Swimmer of the Year 2021
Francie McAlinden
Páraic Casey Munster Swimmer of the Year 2021
Ann Smyth
Jimmy Cranny Connaught Swimmer of the Year 2021
Mark Dunleavey
Pat Manning Leinster Swimmer of the Year 2021
Patrick Corkery
Irish Triple Crown recognition of achievement medal
Galway Bay 25.05.2021
North Channel 13.08.2019
Galway Bay 19.06.2021
North Channel 21.07.2021
The ILDSA Original Triple Crown recognition of achievement medal
1968 – English Channel- in 15 hours 55 minutes.
1970 – North Channel – in 11 hours 21 minutes.
1971 – Bristol Channel- in 13 hours 54 minutes.
13 August 1972 – English Channel in 18 hours 11 minutes
11 August 1973 – North Channel in 18 hours, 27 minutes
17 July 1975 – Bristol Channel in 14 hours 26 minutes
4 September 2012 English Channel in 13 hours 19 minutes
29 July 2019 – North Channel in 13 hours, 55 minutes, 37 seconds
10 September 2020 – Bristol Channel in 13 hours 8 minutes
Jack McClelland Award for a Pioneering Swim
Swim For Sorcha (Annette Cullen, Helen Colfer, Michelle Power, Cliona Pierse)
St George’s Channel – OA Giants (Keith Garry, Dominic Mudge, Bill Donnelly, Chris Judge, Colin Lindsay, John McElroy)
Slyne Head to Bunowen Pier – Barry Doyle, Mike Flannery, Peter Cunningham, Mick McCarthy, Joe Kennelly, Shane Devoy,
Dara Foley, Paschal Phelan, Stephen O Neill & Fergal Madden
Carlingford Lough 22.5K – Steven Grimley
Sandycove Harbour to Bray Harbour 10K – Ger Kennedy
Baily Lighthouse to Bray Harbour 17K – Ger Kennedy
Nuala Moore
ILDSA express our gratitude to you for your invaluable contribution, dedication to Open Water Swimming and in particular to the development of the North Channel.