Lots of swimming now – water heading over 13°c

There’s been lots of activity on the beach in the past week and entries for the Church Bay swim reflect this – going over forty today – as people get their first 1,500m and 2km swims done for the year.  Siobhan, Keith, Rosaleen, Fiona and Bonnie did Myrtleville to Fountainstown on May 31.  Entries for Church Bay expected from all…..

Open water sea swimming in Cork, Ireland

Siobhan Russell, Keith and Rosaleen McKeown, Fiona Gough and Bonnie the Dog: 2km specialists

On a slightly longer note, Carol Cashell did her final, final, last swim in Myrtleville before heading off for the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim (45km) next Saturday.  If you want to track all the MIMS swimmers (Carol, Liam Maher and Lisa Cummins from Cork), then go to this page next Saturday.

Open water sea swimming in Cork, Ireland

Carol Cashell off to New York for the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim – going to fly there herself…

Open water sea swimming in Cork, Ireland

Bernard Lynch & Lynne Lynch – no relation! – with the ferry on Saturday June 1, for Carol’s last Myrtleville swim before MIMS

Open water sea swimming in Cork, Ireland

Headed into the Sun – June 1st – James Slowey, Damian O’Neill, Bernard Lynch, Tim Smyth

I will post some more great pictures from Siobhan Russell later in the week – taken at the Bank Holiday Monday evening swim.  Here’s one…

Open water sea swimming in Cork, Ireland

Myrtleville – Monday evening, June 3, 2013

 

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