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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Round Jersey Solo completed…
Another very quick post just to confirm that I did complete my Round Jersey solo swim on Wednesday, 24 July in a time of 9 hours 35 minutes. I beat the Nick Adam’s record for the fastest swim by a male...
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Round Jersey Report – Part 1
After the rest of team Crosóige Mara had gone home after our English Channel relay on Saturday, 13 July, it was just me left in Dover on the Sunday night. The following morning, I checked out of our...
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Round Jersey Report – Part 2
This post is about the first half of the swim only. To read about the run into the swim check out Part 1 from yesterday. I’ll write about the second half of the swim in Part 3 tomorrow… Touching the...
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Round Jersey Report – Part 3
Continued from Part 1 (run-up to the swim) and Part 2 (second half of the swim) from earlier in the week. This post is about the second half of the swim only. I’ll have a reflection on what went well...
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Following my Blackwater Descent
My planned descent of the Great River of Munster this Friday will take me through some familiar countryside in North Cork, West Waterford and a little bit of East Cork. This means that, for a change,...
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Blackwater 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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