North Channel Relay Swims

The current record for a relay swim (and overall fastest one-way crossing of the North Channel) is 9:02:41, set on 2nd August, 2020 by the ‘OA GIANTS’
The table below lists all successful North Channel relay swims, both 1-way and 2-way.
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DateTeamMembersWayDirectionTime Pilot
1990-08-27Ireland OnePeter Legge/Ian Flack/Keith Campbell/Conor Gunn/Michael Gregson/Grainne Gunn1Ireland to Scotland12:03:01Brian Meharg
1993-08-14City of Liverpool (1993)Oliver Turner/Colin Edwards/David Parry/Alan Barwise/Jimmy Tinsley/Amanda Owens1Ireland to Scotland10:39:42Brian Meharg
1996-06-23City of DublinPatrick Manning/Feilim Ó Maoláin/Shay Dillon/Gerry Carroll/Michael Kelly/Dave Kilmartin1Ireland to Scotland12:44:56Brian Meharg
1999-08-20The All AmericanBob West/Peter Urrea/Catherine Moore/Steve Frantz/David Clark/Ed Reynolds1Scotland to Ireland13:11:39Brian Meharg
2002-08-26City of Liverpool (2002)Ian Corrin/Chris Edmondson/Jimmy Tinsley/Chris Gibbs/Tony Landry/Dave Parry1Scotland to Ireland12:47:41Brian Meharg
2004-07-06The Swilly TrioPatrick McCay/Brian Crossan/Mairead NiEidhin1Scotland to Ireland14:41:14Brian Meharg
2011-08-22Team CamloughPaul McCambridge/Iryna Kennedy/Martin Mallon/Pádraig Mallon/Mickey Lynch/Aoiffe Lynch1Ireland to Scotland12:21:12Brian Meharg
2012-08-07The Machine MenRick Gaenzle/Ross Krauss/Brian Chris1Ireland to Scotland10:18:00Quinton Nelson
2014-07-0511 Feet CamloughJacqueline McClelland/Alison Cardwell/John McElroy/Barry Patterson/Adrain Poucher/David Burke1Ireland to Scotland12:52:00Brian Meharg
2015-06-24Wexford MastersJames O'Oonnor/Denise Underwood/Peter Bolger/Enda Sinnott/Sandra Goldsmith/James O'Connor1Ireland to Scotland13:09:00Quinton Nelson
2015-07-28Fast and FrozenZdenek Tlamicha/Henri Kaarma/Patrick Corcoran/Anna-Carin Nordin/Ryan Stramrood/Elina Makïnen2Ireland to Scotland29:57:00Richard Lafferty
2015-08-07Team Infinity VJoe Belton/Noel Grimes/David Burke/Thomas OHagan/Gillian McShane1Ireland to Scotland13:15:00Richard Lafferty
2016-06-12OW Relay TeamLouise Stratford/Sarah Gatland/Caroline Sims/Vicki Watson/Claire Wookey2Ireland to Scotland28:25:00Quinton Nelson
2016-06-29Celtic KippersNoel Grimes/Donagh MacDonagh/Rose Long/Michelle Brooker/Michelle White/Barry O'Connor1Ireland to Scotland13:36:44Richard Lafferty
2016-08-25Deadly DiamondsJane Reilly/Karen McCabrey/Catherine Hanna/Maeve McConnell/Elaine Walker1Ireland to Scotland10:20:00Richard Lafferty
2016-08-25Channel Swimming CraziesRuth McGuigan/Alana Sweeney/Nuala McGurk/Oonagh Garry1Ireland to Scotland09:55:44Charles Stewart
2017-07-03Team MADRachel Hughes/Trisha Harvey1Ireland to Scotland16:00:37Quinton Nelson
2017-07-05Peninsula PaddlersArthur Crowe/Mark Hardy/Bryan McFarland/Michael Dines/Caroline McFarland/Jonathan Groves1Ireland to Scotland12:33:30Quinton Nelson
2018-06-23Czech ITZuzka Procazkova/Petr Šlajs/Rory Fitzgerald/Jakub Valnicek/Zdenek Slama/Pavlina Prochazkova2Ireland to Scotland22:49:45Pádraig Mallon/Charles Stewart
2018-07-06Doire IIJolene Linehan-Harkin/Marc Power/Daniel Meehan/Paddy Bradley/John Coyle1Ireland to Scotland14:36:00Brian Meharg
2018-07-22SuiliGerard Curran/James Jackson/Darren Bradley/Jeff Gallagher/George Meenan1Ireland to Scotland12:39:18Brian Meharg
2018-08-04CoCo ChannelDara Hamill/Hannah Eastword/Helen Charlton/Andrey Burkley/Ruth McLaughlin1Ireland to Scotland10:41:00Richard Lafferty/Pádraig Mallon
2018-08-21Impossible NadaJose Miguel Ambel Rodriguez/Pablo Aleixandre Aranegui/Vicente Martinez Marti/Jose Antonio Peix Marco1Ireland to Scotland12:10:00Richard Lafferty/Pádraig Mallon
2019-06-26Jumbo JetsChristine Tamposi/Louis Tamposi/Andrew Altman/Chris Vorlicek1Ireland to Scotland11:11:36Quinton Nelson
2019-07-29Ocean BreakersRachael Lee/Ronan Joyce/Tom Healy1Ireland to Scotland09:20:40Charles Stewart
2019-07-29Team Global TridentsLauren O'Malley/Darran Cusick/Louise Darlington/Dominic Mudge/Christine O'Brien/Francie Haughey1Ireland to Scotland11:54:24Jack Boyle/David Henry
2019-07-29Team Mad TurksEmre Deliveli/Raha Akhavan-Tabatabaet/Yasmine Bagana/Deniz Kayadelen1Ireland to Scotland12:14:11Richard Lafferty
2019-09-08Team ABCJeff McCormick/Caroline Boyle/Neil Finch/Deborah Smyth/Gavin Smyth1Ireland to Scotland12:08:13Charles Stewart
2020-08-02OA GiantsBill Donnelly/Dominic Mudge/Colin Lindsay/Keith Garry/John McElroy/Christopher Judge1Ireland to Scotland09:02:41Pádraig Mallon
2021-06-17Lough Neagh MonstersAlison O\'Hagan/Brian Muckian/Stephanie Lyness/Steve Grimley/John McKenna/Andrea Judge1Ireland to Scotland14:57:53Ian Conroy/Pádraig Mallon
2021-07-02Myrtleville MinkiesAnne Smyth/Marie Watson/Brenda Sisk/Fiona Coleman1Ireland to Scotland19:29:36Kieran McClelland/Jack Boyle
2021-07-16SportfanaticZoltán Makai/Peter Plavec/Richard Nyáry/Dezider Pék2Scotland to Ireland24:55:40Ian Conroy/Pádraig Mallon
2021-07-20Lion TamersPaul Harris/Gary Wright/Sean Collins/Steven Henigan1Ireland to Scotland12:53:31Ian Conroy/Kieran McClelland
2021-09-14Couch to ChannelBlair Clinton/Stephen Murphy/David Murmaghan1Ireland to Scotland13:43:40Pádraig Mallon
2021-09-14Wild Atlantic WarriorsKen Doherty/Carol Commons/Eilish O\'Brien/Tomás Lynn/Dolores Butler1Ireland to Scotland14:49:19Danny McAlinden
2021-09-15Muintir na MaraChris Stewart/Gillian Sagesby/Nuala Glynn/Jane Reilly/Grace McLoughlin1Ireland to Scotland10:51:48Danny Gallagher
2022-01-14Team WalrusGer Kennedy/Vincent Donegan/Colm Morris/Dave Berry/Declan Bradshaw/Niamh McCarthy1Ireland to Scotland12:51:35Pádraig Mallon
2022-06-21Invictus LadiesLena Laster/Tayra Lopes/Eva McGowan1Ireland to Scotland14:23:03Pádraig Mallon
2022-06-21Feck the FerryRosalind Edmonds/Andrew Shanahan/Sian Clement/Tom Chapman1Ireland to Scotland12:59:10Kieran McClelland
2022-06-22Henley MermaidsGary Robb/Max Norman/Joan Fennelly/Laura Reineke1Ireland to Scotland14:49:06Ian Conroy
2022-07-10Norfolk CrawlersIsobel Robson/Sue Ventham/Sandra Claxton1Ireland to Scotland14:22:57Ian Conroy