Fergal Somerville, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Contributor – Administrator Photo courtesy of Gordon Adair Ned Denison says of Fergal Somerville, "Fergal has been the driving force behind the leading and largest mass Ice Mile event in the world. From 2013 to 2018, 47 internationally certified Ice Miles have been completed in the annual Eastern Bay
Ice Swimming Hall of Fame - Class of 2020 Announced Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Ice Swimming Association. "Cold, there is nothing like it in the open water. Cold water is hard to enter, it is hard to endure, it is hard to recover from," observed Steven Munatones. "But ice swimming is an entirely different realm. Ice swimmers are special
Photo courtesy of Ned Denison with Martin Cullen on November 18th 2006. My friend and mentor Martin Cullen passed away this week. What a terrible loss. I placed one phone call in 2004 looking to book a place on Martin's 8-mile sea swim...and it led to twelve great years of marathon swimming and contributing to the sport. Ireland had a successful and proud
I Swim Because I love To Swim from Shane Caffrey about Fergal Somerville, ice swimmer, channel swimmer, adventurer, event organiser from Ireland.
Courtesy of Fergal Somerville, Lough Dan, Ireland. The 5th Eastern Bay Swim Team Invitational International Ice Mile Swim will be held in Ireland's Lough Dan, County Wicklow on February 4th 2017. "As with previous years participation in the ice mile is by invitation only," writes event organiser Fergal Somerville. "To qualify for a preliminary
Courtesy of Fergal Somerville, North Channel, California. Pat Gallant-Charette, an American nurse extraordinaire, continues to raise the bar and push the envelope what older swimmers can do. At the age of 65 years and 204 days, she completed one of the most remarkable swims of 2016. Three years after she swam for nearly 17 hours and was pulled less
Courtesy of Fergal Somerville filming Pat Gallant-Charette's 14 hour 22 minute North Channel crossing. For more information about the 65-year-old's swim, visit here.
Courtesy of Brian Meharg, Bangor Boat, . The North Channel schedule is becoming crowded as the 21-mile channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland is becoming more and more popular. The Irish Long Distance Swimming Association held its first one-day course on April 30th for volunteers who will serve as observers. "The ILDSA asked via Facebook if anyone
Courtesy of Vanessa Daws, 4th Eastern Bay Invitational International Ice Mile Swim, Ireland. Vanessa Daws produced a video of the 4th Eastern Bay Invitational International Ice Mile Swim in Lough Dan Scout Centre, County Wicklow, south of Dublin, Ireland. The swim did not quite make it under the 5ºC (41ºF) International Ice Swimming Association maximum
Courtesy of Fergal Somerville at Cork Distance Week, Ireland. The enchanting Sandycove Island, Kinsale, Co. Cork in Ireland calls open water swimmers from around the world to Cork Distance Week, a week of swimming, training and creating lifelong friendships. On Saturday, the first swim of the camp organised by Ned Denison, and International Ice Swimming
