A small, hardy group turned up for the last Monday evening swim before the clocks go back next weekend – L to R: Bernard Lynch, James Slowey, John Russell, Damian O’Neill & Rebeca Power. Clocks go forward on March 31, so see you all on Monday, April 1st, 2013 (no, I’m not joking…..). Of course, Saturdays at 8.00 a.m. continue and with the extra hour of light in the mornings, it’ll be like Summer all over again!
Last Monday night Myrtleville swim: 22 October, 2012
Rebeca Power – in cycling rather than swimming mode!
Rebeca Power has been based in Cork for work for the Summer and swam most weekdays in Myrtleville. It’s a lot colder getting into open water swimming in Ireland compared to Mexico! At first she was getting ready for TriAthy, but then kept moving up steadily on her distances and from wetsuit to togs. She’s a pleasure to swim with and no matter what the conditions or tides, she’s always up for a swim: nothing fazes her. Not many people would leave home in Thurles to be in Myrtleville for a 6.30am swim. Rebeca did it at least once a week all Summer. This weekend she completed the 5km Long Swim to Tipperary. Congratulations, Rebeca.
After lots of swims in Myrtleville (with and without her dolphin, Myrte) and Crosshaven to Camden (not to mention Sandycove, Garryvoe, Inniscarra etc.), Carmel is gone to Dover and waiting for her window to swim the English Channel. Best of luck from everyone. Nobody could have worked harder to get ready for this. Here’s a pic with the oldest year-round Myrtleville swimmer, Tom Bermingham:
Tom Bermingham & Carmel Collins 18 July, 2012
We had a special guest visit this Monday – Lucky normally swims on a Thursday night. He came down for a photo opportunity with James Slowey before his UltraMarathon in Dingle next weekend (that’s James doing the Ultra, not Lucky)………
UPDATE: James completed the 50 (Fifty!) mile Ultra marathon – including the Conor Pass in gale force winds – in 7 hours 12 minutes. Fantastic performance.
Lucky Duck – regular Myrtleville Swimmer
Since it hasn’t been seen much, here’s what it should be like in August. 8am August, 26: nice view at the end of a swim.
4 hr swim – 23 August
Thanks to Alan Craughwell for the pic at the end of Crosshaven – Fountainstown – Myrtleville & two triangles around the Dutchman. 13k – 4 hours. A bit rough at times. Great swim.
15 August 2012
Bernard Lynch verified it isn’t swimmable just now on the beach! Also that day, fantastic footage off Myrtleville by Safehaven Marine testing the new Cork Pilot:
15 August, 2012
15 August 2012
Thought it deserved a mention – warm water, imagine that!
Myrtleville regular, Carol Cashell, showed how it’s done with a fantastic third place overall finish in the 25th International Tran Self-Transcendence Marathon Swim in Lake Zurich 2012.
She was 2nd lady home in a time of 7 hrs 39 for the 26km swim. A truly amazing performance. She might even be signing autographs at her Ballycotton Island swim on August 31, so get your entries in! See the link for the swim above.
Well done Carol, inspirational!
It is with great sadness the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation confirms the death of an Irish swimmer whilst attempting a solo crossing of the English Channel early this morning, July 22.
Páraic Casey from Cork, Ireland began his swim at 9.13am on Saturday morning and was just 1km from the coast of France at around 1:30 this morning when he took ill. Attempts were made by crew to resuscitate him before a French rescue helicopter arrived with medics who tried further resuscitation. Mr Casey was a member of the Sandycove Swimming Club in Cork, Ireland.
He is survived by his wife Riana who has issued the following statement:
“Páraic was an amazing, healthy, tough, loving husband, friend, brother, uncle, son, nephew and cousin who’s recent passion for swimming brought him to great places. I would like to thank everyone for their love and support. We ask that our privacy is respected during this difficult time.”
CSPF Chairman
Michael Oram
All media enquiries to Frances Thornton
+44 (0) 7716505667
frances@francesthornton.com.au
St Patrick’s Marymount Hospice in Cork, for whom he was fundraising, in Páraic’s words, ”is a very worthy cause and I would very much appreciate your support in helping me to raise funds for this charity”.
Here is the link to Paraic’s account if you would like to donate.
Páraic was also raising money for St Vincent de Paul. The link he created to their site seems to be down but general link is here:
Our sincere condolences to his wife, Riana, their families and friends. Páraic was a wonderful man.
