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Grainne Mhaol/NUIG Take the Honours At Metro Rowing Regatta
# ROWING METROREGATTA: NUIG/Grainne Mhaol won the big one, the Division One eights A Final, in bright warm sunshine at Metropolitan Regatta in Blessington today.… -
Galway Windsurfers Set Paddle Board Record
#Surfing - A trio of Galway windsurfers completed the 95km round trip to and from the Aran Islands last weekend - setting a new Irish… -
UCD's Men and Women Take Irish University Honours
#UNIVERSITY ROWING: UCD took the Wylie Cup for men and the Bank of Ireland Cup for women at the rescheduled Irish University Championships at Blessington… -
Anglers Barred From Selling River Salmon as NI Struggles With Invasive Species
#Angling - From today 1 June, Northern Ireland's anglers are banned from selling salmon caught in rivers under new measures from the Legislative Assembly. As… -
UCD Have Edge On Grainne Mhaol/NUIG in Elite Eights at Dorney
# ROWING: UCD edged out their great rivals, Grainne Mhaol/NUIG, by just over half a second in the Elite Eights at London Metropolitan Regatta at…
Open Water Swimming News from Ireland
Thursday, 03 January 2013 10:31
Corkman Is Open Sea Swimming's Man Of The Year
#Swimming - Cork swimmer Steve Redmond has been named World Open Water Swimming's Man of the Year for 2012 for his record-breaking triumph in the Oceans7 Challenge last summer. As the Southern Star declares: "Few individuals in the history of open water swimming have carried the heavy physical, mental, emotional…
Friday, 07 September 2012 19:30
300 Swimmers for Sandycove Island Challenge 2012
#openseaswimming – 300 swimmers have entered Sandycove Island Challenge 2012 to be held in Kinsale, Co. Cork on Saturday September 15th at 4pm. Now it its 16th year, the 1,800 metre race takes swimmers around the famous Sandycove Island. The Island Challenge is one of the biggest open water swims…
Thursday, 26 July 2012 18:53
Galway Bay Swim Celebrates Seventh Year This Saturday
#GALWAY BAY SWIM - The Galway Advertiser reports that the seventh annual Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim will take place this Saturday 28 July. Some 40 hardy souls will brave the waters for the 13km swim from Aughinish in Co Clare to Blackrock Tower in Salthill with the aim…
Monday, 23 July 2012 10:50
Irishman Dies in English Channel Swim Attempt
#SWIMMING TRAGEDY - RTÉ News reports that an Irishman has died while attempting to swim solo across the English Channel. Páraic Casey, 45, was less than 1km from the French coast and more than 16 hours into the crossing when he took ill in the early hours of Sunday morning.…
Monday, 16 July 2012 11:29
Record-Breaking Corkman Completes Oceans7 Challenge
#OPEN SEA SWIMMING - An Irishman has become the first ever person to complete the open sea swimming equivalent of climbing the seven highest peaks, as The Irish Times reports. Steve Redmond from West Cork completed the final leg of the Oceans7 Challenge when he crossed Japan's Tsugaru Strait with…
Sunday, 17 June 2012 18:41
Galway Open Sea Swim Launched for Volvo Ocean Race Finale
#openseaswimming – An Open Sea Swim Competition, as part of the Volvo Ocean Race Galway Grand Finale, was launched by Mayor of Galway City Hildegarde Naughton & Corrib Water Polo Club in conjunction with Galway and Shark Swimming Clubs on June 13th2012 in Galway’s Salthill Hotel. The 5th Annual Open…
Wednesday, 02 November 2011 22:04
Round Fastnet Swimmer Nominated Again for World Award
#OPEN SEA SWIMMING – A Cork man has been nominated as World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year 201. Stephen Redmond, from Cork, has accomplished some of the world's toughest marathon swims. One of 1, 200 to have swum the English Channel and one of only 12 to have…
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