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Author Archives: lecummins
Upcoming Swims – Please Enter Early!
A number of our swim organisers have asked us to highlight the importance of entering swims as early as you can. Late entries mean that organisers do not know how many swimmers to cater for. This has implications in many … Continue reading
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Open Water Events Calendar 2013 – Get Signing Up!
Now that we’re into May, it’s time to get thinking about and signing up for your summer swims! There is a link to the calendar of events on the site here: http://sandycoveswimmers.com/calendar#MunsterOWCalendar. A big thank-you to Finbarr Hedderman for all of … Continue reading
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Páraic’s Picnic Table
Páraic Casey continues to be remembered, and his life celebrated in Sandycove. These words, Páraic’s words, are the same as those on his bench in Varne Ridge. After a lot of behind the scene negotiations, planning and work everything fell … Continue reading
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The Season Approaches…
We have been a little quiet on here lately – the horrible winter weather has been getting the better of us! But there is light at the end of the tunnel…the weather should be starting to get warmer soon and … Continue reading
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London-Bound!
Tomorrow a large group of Sandycove swimmers will be bound for London in time for Saturday’s Cold Water Swimming Championships at Tooting Bec Lido. The event is essentially an outdoor gala…in an unheated pool in snowy London! ‘Races’ include 30m … Continue reading
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Celebrating with Páraic – In Dover and France
After Páraic’s Channel Swim in July Páraic and Riana had planned to return to La Sirène, the restaurant on the beach at The Cap. Sadly this didn’t happen. In an attempt to honour this wish and to remember the good … Continue reading
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Sherkin to Baltimore
The final swim of the 2012 Munster open water swimming calendar, from Sherkin Island to Baltimore, took place on Sunday, October 14th. 50 swimmers took part in the swim, organised by Steven Black. The sun was out, providing some bit … Continue reading
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Another Sandycove Triple Crown!
Sunrise in the Catalina Channel, with some dolphins for company! Huge congratulations to Gábor Molnar on his successful Catalina swim yesterday in an unofficial time of 9hours, 0 minutes and 48 seconds. In completing the swim, he became the first Hungarian to … Continue reading
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And more congratulations for Ned…
After his speedy Catalina swim only a few days ago, congratulations are again due to Ned Denison, who was inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame yesterday as an Honour Administrator. This is a really big deal-he was one … Continue reading
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Congratulations Ned!
Ned after finishing his Catalina Channel swim Big congratulations to Ned Denison on completing his Catalina Channel swim today in an unofficial time of 8 hours and 50 minutes. In completing this swim he became the second Irish person to … Continue reading
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‘The Edge Sports’ Sandycove Island Challenge 2012
On Saturday last, September 15th, 265 swimmers took to the water for ‘The Edge Sports’ Sandycove Island Challenge 2012. Thankfully the sun shone for most of the day, and the water was calm with a pleasant temperature of about 14degrees Celsius. … Continue reading
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Gougane Barra Swim, 18th August, 2012
Thanks to Carol Cashell for these ‘on the water’ photos! On Saturday, August 18th, over 50 swimmers travelled to Gougane Barra for Tadhg Harrington’s annual swim. It is always a great swim, ideal for those who are new to open water swimming … Continue reading
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Sandycove Island Challenge 2012
A reminder to everyone that the 2012 ’The Edge Sports’ Sandycove Island Challenge will take place on Saturday, September 15th at 4pm. Entries are open on Active.com here: http://bit.ly/SIC2012. We would ask that if you are planning to enter please do it as soon as possible because we … Continue reading
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Summer is Here!
So the 1st of May has arrived, the first day of our summer (not that we’d necessarily know it by looking out the window!). For those of you who haven’t started their open water season yet, what are you waiting … Continue reading
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Congratulations to Jen Hurley!
Update: A write-up on Jen’s swim can be found here on The Daily News of Open Water Swimming. A big congratulations to Jen Hurley, who swam around Halls Head Island, Mandurah, Western Australia, yesterday. The following is a description of the … Continue reading
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