Monthly Archives: January 2012

Sandycove Schedule 2012

Posted on January 20, 2012 by lecummins

The Sandycove swim schedule for 2012 is now available on our Calendar page. This schedule lists suggested swim times for the year, based around high tide and sunset times. It is not guaranteed that a group will turn up to … Continue reading →

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Stephen Redmond talks about Open Water Swimming 19th Jan

Posted on January 10, 2012 by sandyswimadmin

Hi y’all, Just sending this out on Stephen Redmond’s behalf : Thursday 19th of January 2012 @ 19.30 Stephen Redmond Open water swimming – Stephen talks about open water swimming, the Oceans 7 chellenge and the Fastnet Swim. Note this … Continue reading →

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Double or Nothing

Posted on January 8, 2012 by lecummins

Yesterday marked the first double lap of the year, with Finbarr Hedderman and Eoin O’Riordan deciding that one lap wasn’t enough for them! Congratulations guys 🙂 It was a beautiful day for a swim, with the air temperature at about … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Goals – What Now?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by lecummins

So you’ve made your new open water swimming goal for 2012 and now it’s time to think about training. Where do you start? The article below, written by Ned Denison in answer to a question that he regularly gets asked, … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Goals – Setting a Lap Target

Posted on January 2, 2012 by lecummins

Another way to increase your distance in 2012 if you are a Sandycove swimmer is to set yourself a target number of laps of the island for the year. If you’ve never done a lap, why not aim to do … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by lecummins

Happy New Year to all Sandycove swimmers and visitors 🙂 Owen O’Keefe and Dave Mulcahy completed the first Sandycove lap of the year this morning, hope ye had a nice morning for it guys. The race is on now for … Continue reading →

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