Thanks to everyone who assisted tonight. This picture of the safety support is extraordinary. This wasn’t even the full flotilla of supporters.
Safety Support
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Myrtleville to Church Bay Swim results 2023
Unfortunately we have a delay in the times for results due to a malfunction. We will update once we hear from Sportstiming.
Great pictures, even greater swims
Well done to the Myrtlevillians at the Fastnet and in Galway this week. Great swims. Great pics.
The Buoys are Back
That joke never gets old. Never. Good news.
Update on the maintenance from Marc:
The yearly maintenance is now complete on the buoys. Thankfully we got a good day for it which helped. Replaced buoys 1 & 3. The other buoys needed replacement ropes & chain, thimbles & shackles. Buoy 2 needs to be replaced in 2024. Buoys Floating better now & repainted.
Be nice to the Waiter(s)
We still have 55 people on the waiting list for the swim next week. If you are entered and your plans have changed so you are not swimming, please cancel your place. You’ll have made a donation to the RNLI and also allowed someone else to contribute and participate.
We do not allow transfers and there are no entries on the day.
Waiting list for swim on June 21st
A limited number of places are starting to become available for June 21st. That’s likely to increase as we move closer to the date and people cancel due to other commitments etc. As a place comes available, it is automatically offered to the next person on the waiting list – FIFO. You have 12 hours to accept your offered place. If you do not, the place is offered to the next person on the list. It is vital that you keep an eye on the email address you used to join the waiting list. If you miss the email and thus miss an offered place, you will be dropped from the waiting list. You can join it again, but you will be at the bottom.
Note also that as we move closer to the 21st, we will shorten the time allowed to accept a place.
If you are interested in a place, make sure to watch your emails – and join the waiting list, if you wish.
New Swimmers evening – June 13th: 18:30 – Help wanted
June 13th, 6.30pm: Eilis Burns will be bringing a group of new open water swimmers to Myrtleville on Tuesday, June 13th at 18:30.
Any of the regular Myrtleville swimmers who can be around that evening to give any help would be appreciated. We need swimmers used to the sea to join the group for the swim and watch out for anyone who needs some support. Also, any kayakers or SUPs available would be very welcome.
Please come down if you can. Remember what your own first swim was like and help out
Some of the new swimmers in 2014 with Eilis and Mike Harris.
1st Cork Myrtleville to Fountainstown Splash
Raising funds for the 1st Cork Sea Scouts Group, there’s a new swim to enter: July 19, 2023 is the inaugural 1st Cork Myrtleville to Fountainstown Splash.
Enter here: https://www.sportstiming.ie/events/myrtleville-to-fountainstown-splash-2
Buoy 1 made a break for freedom
The best laid plans…..Buoy 1 wasn’t willing to wait for its replacement to arrive so it has made its way onto the beach in the very strong Easterlies we’re having.
Repairs are planned for May when we have better weather, so we’ll have to work with five buoys until then and hopefully won’t lose any more before the two new ones get here and all the shackles etc are checked.
The Buoys thank you!
Well done and thanks to everyone who donated either online or in-person. All donations from €10 to the several €100s – and even a very generous €200 – will go to keeping the buoys and defibrillator in working order. Every cent is appreciated. Thanks to Crosshaven Tri Club (€500) and Sandycove Swimmers (€250) for their continued support. The generosity of all involved means we will have top-up funds for 2024 and maybe even 2025 – as long as we are successful in getting County Council grants for the bulk of the costs each year.
Thanks to Aisling, Marie and Nicola for catering a great event yesterday. Sincere apologies that some eejit in a self-styled swimmy-sarong crashed your picture. We’ll look into organising better security for the future.
Well done to everyone. Great to see that what we have in Myrtleville is valued by so many.
Myrtleville Swimmers 