On October 31st, probably midday, Myrtleville will host one of the international Vampire Swims.
Some details at the link below and our swim will be added to the list shortly.
http://openwaterpedia.com/index.php?title=Vampire_Swims
The plan is to tie in the swim with giving blood within the six weeks before the date. More details to follow, but diary this now!
Aisling Barry is organising, so if you want to help I’m sure she will be glad to hear from you!
The event went off very successfully, with 101 swimmers who all completed the course. Our thanks again to all of the volunteers, the RNLI, Coast Guard, Gardaí, Funkytown and many individuals who helped with boats, kayaking, course marking, registration, van loading and – the hard bit – unloading, timekeeping, results preparation etc. It’s easy to run an event when there are so many willing helpers.
Trevor Woods took first place in a new course record of 24:24. Fantastic swimming. He was ahead of Trevor Malone and Ned Denison in second and third places.
Charley Breen produced a great swim to win the ladies race, ahead of Carol Cashell and Orla Houlihan.
As well as these top swims at the head of the field, there were excellent performances right through the 101 swimmers in challenging conditions. With wind and waves to deal with, it wasn’t an easy swim. To see everyone home safely in 53 minutes was fantastic.
Special mention to two performances on the day. Abby and Drew Lynch – daughters of Bernard and Frank – swam together and finished in the top thirty swimmers. It’s a joy to see this kind of courage and ability in two young girls. Very well done to both of them. Lots more to come from them in the future.
The other performance to mention was at the back of the field. Dan Murphy only learned to swim less than a year ago and has been in Myrtleville continuously all Summer. On Saturday – with support all the way from Carlos Amaja – he completed the course in 53 minutes. It’s a fantastic achievement and should be an encouragement to anyone to take up the sport. Very well done, Dan.
Thanks to Siobhan Russell for capturing the day and for all her hard work. All of the photos are online here.
Trevor Malone – 2nd.
Carol Cashell and Orla Houlihan – 2nd & 3rd Ladies – just as they were at the National Championships last weekend!
For participants, please read the PDF below. Important information is included on the first page. Directions to Myrtleville and to Church Bay are also provided. This PDF was emailed to all participants who were registered at 12.00 today, Friday, August 14. Later entrants will not receive an email and must download it from the link below:
RNLI Myrtleville to Church Bay Swim 2015 – Participant Information
Registration from 14.45-16.15. Safety briefing at 16.30. Race start at 17.00.
The forecast looks reasonable. The downside of this is that the beach and Church Bay may be busy, so park carefully. Do not under any circumstances block residents from entering or leaving their homes or any access to roadways. Park further away if necessary – consider the walk as a warm up for the swim.
Participants for RNLI Myrtleville-Church Bay 2014
All entrants to date will receive an email today, Monday, to confirm they are entered. We would ask anyone who has entered but can’t make it, to let us know.
If you haven’t entered and want to do so, do it here: RNLI Myrtleville-Church Bay Swim 2015.
August 1st, 2015. Two Myrtleville regulars produced performances of the highest standards in Norway and England/France.
First James Slowey made his incredible training workload pay and finished the toughest triathlon in the world, the Norseman Xtreme, well inside the top 100 and gaining the coveted black t-shirt.
Not to be outdone, Trevor Malone answered the question “Who’s taking The Hat to France?” and shrugged off massive Spring tides to cross the English Channel in 13 hrs and 13 mins.
Well done to both men. A truly great day.
On Friday morning at 06.15, two mildly eccentric gentlemen from Dublin will visit Myrtleville for a swim. They’re on a tour of Ireland to find the best swimming spots. As we have number one sorted for them, they’re making the trip to experience it for themselves. If anyone’s around for an early swim, please do come down to welcome them.
From what I can see on the web, I don’t think they’re particularly good swimmers.
For further information and an opportunity to help with crowd-funding the book and ordering a copy in advance, just click on At Swim Book.
Or, this video will give you an idea of the plan.
See you on Friday!
From Ray McArdle:
Just five days to go until the 2015 Courtmacsherry Lifeboat swim on July 25th at 12 noon.
The final details are coming along nicely and we can now only hope for some good weather on the day.
Registration is available at the following web site until midnight on Wednesday, July 22nd. We will allow some registrations on the day for €20 with all proceeds going to the RNLI charity.
More details about the event can be found at the Facebook page for Courtmacsherry Lifeboat Swim.
Andrea Newport was in touch to say they’d love to see any Myrtlevillians in Limerick for the Thomond Swim on Saturday, July 25 this year. It’s unfortunately clashing with the Courtmacsherry Lifeboat swim, but if Limerick suits your plans, it’s a great event.
If you’d like information or to book just click here. The route details are here.
The Thomond Swim covers a distance of 1800m and is a qualifier for the Liffey and Harbour Swims in Dublin. It is a handicapped start and is open to wetsuit and non wetsuit competitors. Swim Ireland membership is required.
At an existential level, that’s not an easy question to answer. Fortunately, we don’t bother with any of that deep stuff on this site, so the answer is easy – it’s about the RNLI.
RNLI – as posed by Gary, Eleanor, Carol, Anthony, Brian and Orla – for Siobhan Russell 🙂
Next Saturday is about raising money for the RNLI, while enjoying our fantastic home swim around the mouth of Cork Harbour to Church Bay. If you’re not entered: do it now – RNLI Myrtleville-Church Bay 2015 Swim Entry Form.
If you are entered, participant information will be emailed on Friday, July 3. In summary:
Registration: 15.45 – 17.15
Safety Briefing: 17.30
Swim start: 18.00
See you on Saturday!
Myrtleville Swimmers 