Fermoy Christmas Day Swim
There was a record turnout of Christmas Day swimmers in Fermoy yesterday. Quadrupling the previous record of just two, a total of eight swimmers took the plunge, including Dave Mulcahy, who just...
View ArticleRace Review: GaddinAbtGarnish 2013
With my Round Jersey solo approaching, I’ve been trying to up my training mileage over the last few weeks. Over the last fortnight, this has been made a lot easier by a spell of great weather (by Irish...
View ArticleMy biggest swim yet this Friday!
This Friday, I’ll be attempting what will be my longest and probably my toughest swim to date: the 61 km of the River Blackwater from my hometown of Fermoy to the sea at Youghal. This is a complicated...
View ArticleAll set for tomorrow’s Descent…
This is my hundredth post on the blog and I’m very happy to note that I’ve so far got well over 20,000 views since starting in September of last year! It’s going to have to be a short post, though,...
View ArticleFermoy to Youghal swim completed…
Just a very quick post to say that I completed yesterday’s swim from Fermoy to Youghal in a time of 12 hours 8 minutes. Thanks to my wonderful crew and all of the family, friends and well-wishers who...
View ArticleBlackwater 60 km – Report
A surprisingly clear day dawned about an hour before the start of the swim. (Photograph: Donal Buckley) The early-morning mist was just rising off the water when I arrived at Fermoy Rowing Club at 6:30...
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