Daragh Morgan has said completing his round-Ireland swim is only the “tip of the iceberg” compared to the support he received from his small team and people who came out to help along the journey.
As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the Galway Bay endurance swimmer became one of the first Irish people to swim around the island of Ireland.
Morgan achieved the incredible feat over a period of nearly six months, averaging four hours and 15km per day in the water.
As he neared the finish line, Morgan discussed his efforts with Lorna Siggins on the Wavelengths podcast.
Speaking to The Journal ahead of a homecoming celebration in Galway Docks on Saturday evening (22 November), Morgan paid tribute to his team who were operating “on a shoestring” to help him in his efforts to raise funds for the Simon Community and the RNLI.
“No one really believed in us,” he said. “We had no corporate sponsorship at all, so we really relied on people donating to support the operational costs, which we tried to keep at an absolute minimum.”
The Journal has more on the story HERE.
