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Milo McCourt And The WOWSA Distance Challenge 100k Extreme Challenge
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Steven Munatones 11/01/2020 No Comment

Milo McCourt And The WOWSA Distance Challenge 100k Extreme Challenge Courtesy of Jacqueline McClelland. Milo McCourt just finished 100 km in cumulative swimming distance in the month of October. He swam from Camlough Lake to Carlingford Lough in the sea to the Infinity Swim Academy pool. He was not the only one participating in the WOWSA Distance

Trio Triumphs Across Dál Riata Channel
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Steven Munatones 07/13/2019 No Comment

Trio Triumphs Across Dál Riata Channel Courtesy of Pádraig Mallon between Mull of Kintyre and Ballycastle, Northern Ireland. The Dál Riata Channel Swim, previously known as the Mull of Kintyre Swim, is a 17 km swim between Mull of Kintyre in Scotland to Ballycastle in Northern Ireland. The 10.5-mile channel crossing was first attempted by Mercedes Gleitze

2015 Camlough Lake Water Festival Round-up
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Steven Munatones 08/25/2015 No Comment

Courtesy of Pádraig Mallon, Camlough Lake, Ireland. With lowered water levels at Camlough Lake in preparation for the repair works and the upgrade of the facilities, it was initially thought that the 2015 Camlough Lake Water Festival would not go ahead. This would be its fifth year of the Water Festival, following the efforts of hundreds of swimmers to

To Infinity And Beyond To Scotland
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Steven Munatones 08/11/2015 No Comment

Courtesy of Pádraig Mallon, North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. The Infinity V relay of Gillian McShane, Joe Belton, David Burke, Thomas O'Hagan and Noel Grimes made history on August 7th after 13 hours 15 minutes as the first five-person relay across the North Channel. The open water quintet made their finish extra special by making

Swimming High Up On The Tibetan Plateau
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Steven Munatones 06/14/2015 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "Stay focused and you will achieve your goal," so believes Pádraig Mallon and Milo McCourt. The duo representing Ireland swam well on Day 1 of the International Extreme Race of Winter Swimming, 500m of technical swimming across the Yellow River in northwest China's Qinghai Province. High up at an altitude

Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Award Winners
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Steven Munatones 02/02/2015 No Comment

Report is courtesy of Jacqueline Galway. The following athletes were recognized for their accomplishments and achievements at the 2014 Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Awards ceremonies held at The Espalade Hotel in Bray Dublin: * Olive Conroy, Juvenile Best Newcomer to Open Water * Jon Glover, Juvenile Swimmer of the Year Runner Up * Judith

What Time Is It?
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Steven Munatones 08/14/2014 No Comment

Milo McCourt gives a time check for Eleven Feet relay member David Burke in the North Channel.

Stepping Out Of The Ordinary With The Port Oriel Swim
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Steven Munatones 06/22/2014 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. As the sun rose just after 5 am, five swimmers took off in the 13ºC (55ºF) waters of the Irish Sea (Muir Éireann) to complete the Port Oriel Swim. Jacqueline Galway reports, "This was a swim qualifier for Colleen Mallon and Keith Garry as they take on the North Channel and English Channel

Picturesque Pier To Pier With Pádraig
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Steven Munatones 12/29/2013 No Comment

World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year nominee Pádraig Mallon, comfortable in his own bioprene, went for a Pier to Pier swim in picturesque Carlingford, Ireland with members of the Camlough Lake Water Festival team including Jacqueline Galway, Mick Mallon and Milo McCourt. "It was a great success, cold and choppy but invigorating," said Galway. "Obvious

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