Clik here to view.
The who’s who of Irish open water swimming to gather in Fermoy tomorrow night…
For the last number of years, Ned Denison has hosted an annual party at his home to honour Irish swimmers who had completed big swims such as the English Channel, North Channel and Strait of Gibraltar...
View ArticleClik here to view.
All-Ireland Long Distance Swimming Party
Last Saturday night, the Grand Hotel on the banks of the Blackwater played host to the first All-Ireland Long Distance Swimming Party. Swimmers and administrators from both Sandycove Island SC and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Update from Cape Town: Ned hopeful of False Bay attempt tomorrow morning…
The latest update from Cape Town is that Ned is “99% sure” that he will get to make his attempt to cross False Bay tomorrow morning. After a week of rather windy weather, a small window has appeared...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ned completes False Bay crossing…
Yesterday, Ned Denison became only the fifth person ever to complete the 35 km swim across False Bay, South Africa. You can read most of the details of the swim in my “as it happened” account of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stephen Redmond is WOWSA Man of the Year 2012
Steve after completing his final swim of the Oceans Seven, the Tsugaru Strait in Japan. West Cork’s own Stephen Redmond has been voted WOWSA Man of the Year 2012 in a global online poll, it was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My 2013 Plans
It’s a fairly quiet week and, to be honest, I can’t think of anything to write about. So to fill the gap, and maybe to put some pressure on myself, here’s a quick summary of my main goals for the 2013...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Another Big Swim for 2013
In July and August of last year, I did three long swims down the River Blackwater: 18.6 km from Fermoy to Ballyduff, 15.0 km from Ballyduff to Cappoquin and 26.4 km from Cappoquin to Youghal. In late...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Defining “Open Water Swimming”
Swimmers at the start of the RCP Tiburon Mile in California, one of the world’s most popular open water events. Over the last few years, there has been a huge increase in the number of people taking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chris Bryan at the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup
Last Friday, 1 March, the third race of the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup series was held in Eilat, Israel. A total of sixty-five swimmers from sixteen countries descended on the city, on the Gulf...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CS&PF Dinner 2013
After crewing for four English Channel attempts this year, three of them Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation swims, I decided that I’d go to the annual CS&PF Dinner. The dinner took place in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guest Series: Ned’s SCAR Swim Challenge – Part 1
Over the next few days, I will be carrying reports from Ned Denison who is currently taking part in the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona. Here is the first installment: It’s Sunday 29 April. I arrived in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guest Series: Ned’s SCAR Swim Challenge – Part 2
Ned‘s report from yesterday morning: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 – 6:00 am (local time) The plane trip out has left me with big fat swollen ankles – not a pretty sight. Let’s hope they return to normal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guest Series: Ned’s SCAR Swim Challenge – Part 3
Here is Ned’s account of his first day of the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona: I headed off to the pool today with Gracie while the others went shopping for water, trackers, video camera mountings and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guest Series: Ned’s SCAR Swim Challenge – Part 4
Here is Part 4 of Ned‘s report from the SCAR Swim Challenge: Up just before 4:00 am, which was frankly about my normal jet lag wake-up time. The house kitchen buzzed with toast slices, berries,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guest Series: Ned’s SCAR Swim Challenge – Part 5
No email from Ned today, just a text: Completed swim in just under 3 hours. Canyon Lake is one of the top ten pretty places I have ever seen. No internet coverage… Today is the longest swim, 17 miles...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guest Series: Ned’s SCAR Swim Challenge – Part 6
Here’s Ned‘s report from Day 2 of the SCAR Swim Challenge in Canyon Lake: All the swimmers and kayakers (and kayaks) were transported upriver to a start location a few hundred metres from the dam (for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guest Series: Ned’s SCAR Swim Challenge – Part 7
Finally, Ned has sent on a few photographs! Here is his report from Day 3 of the SCAR Swim Challenge, the Apache Lake 17 mile swim: I woke in a hotel room with no phone, no web, no fridge, no cooking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gearing up for Jersey
Well, today is the first day resembling summer! It’s very sunny, very warm (17ºC) if a little windy here in Fermoy and the forecast for the next week is reasonably good. This brings great relief as it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The difference a day makes…
The weather finally took a turn for the better this Wednesday (the sun came out and we were well into double figures in terms of air temperature and I was able to get my 2-hour qualifying swim for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cork swimmers ready for MIMS 2013
With Lisa Cummins already stateside, it’s only Liam Maher and Carol Cashell left to send off to the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim 2013. Last Saturday, there was a send-off swim at Sandycove Island for...
View Article
