The 2018 RNLI Myrtleville to Church Bay 2km open water sea swim will take place on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018 at 7.00 pm.
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2018 RNLI Myrtleville to Church Bay Swim
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RNLI swim presentation
€2,913 was presented today to the RNLI from the Myrtleville to Church Bay swim. Thanks once again to everyone involved.
RNLI Myrtleville-Church Bay Swim 2017
With 311 entries, this was by far the largest entry we have ever had for the swim. Thanks again to everyone involved – to all of the volunteers, the RNLI, Coast Guard, Order of Malta, Funkytown, Gardai, Centra staff, Sea Scouts, Jimmy Long and local residents in Myrtleville and Church Bay.
Conditions were excellent and every swimmer completed the course in under an hour, which was fantastic. Antoinette Wilson and Mark Neaves battled it out for the honour of getting first mention on this report but they were so nice to each other, we’ll give them both equal billing.
At the other end of the field, Amy Wolfe was determined to show Bernard Lynch she was actually doing some training, despite what he told her during the week. Leading the field home shut him up on that one. Well done, Ms. Wolfe. 
Lizzie Lee was the second lady home, transitioning back from Olympic marathon running! Jenny Smith was the first lady home on togs.
Brian Desmond from Galway in a wetsuit led the men home with Trevor Malone and Ned Denison behind him knocking lumps off each other all the way to the finish. There was no way to separate them, so they’re going to try again in the Lee Swim next Saturday 🙂
The youngest competitor was Mae Irwin, who swam with Angela Harris. Well done, Mae!
Not be outdone by Angela, the oldest participant was Mr. Harris. It wouldn’t be the same without him 🙂
Full results are available at this link
Siobhan Russell once again produced a brilliant photo record of the evening.
This year was our first chip timing and a floating finish. Anne Sheehy gave us a new perspective on the swim with lots of pictures as swimmers hit the finish. Well worth having a look through here.
Thanks again to everyone involved.
RNLI Myrtleville-Church Bay Swim results
Thanks to all of the volunteers who helped to make this evening’s swim a success – the RNLI, Coast Guard, Order of Malta, Funkytown, Gardai, Centra staff, Sea Scouts, Jimmy Long and local residents in Myrtleville and Church Bay.
Results are online on http://www.sportstiming.ie at this link .
Lots of pictures to follow on Facebook and from our always fabulous photographer, Siobhán Russell.
Parking in Crosshaven Rugby Club today
Crosshaven RC have very kindly offered to allow swimmers to park at their grounds this evening. The club is on the left at the top of the hill turning down into Myrtleville.
It’s 1km down the hill – a pleasant stroll! Please consider leaving some cars there and car pooling to the beach and to Church Bay after registration.
It’s going to be very busy at the beach – the sunshine will bring lots of non-swimmers down there and parking will be at a premium.
Come early to register from 5pm or even a bit before.
RNLI Myrtleville-Church Bay Swim 2017: Participant Information
Thanks to the over 300 entrants for tomorrow’s swim. Entries will close at 1.00pm today. Please read/download the participant instructions from below, or they are also being emailed to each of you this afternoon, once entries are finalised.
RNLI Myrtleville to Church Bay Swim 2017 – Participant Information
Registration is open from 17.00 to 18.30 in Myrtleville. Participant numbers are high. Come early.
Entries are not accepted on the day.
Safety Briefing:
The briefing will take place at 18.30 on the steps at Myrtleville beach. All participants MUST be present for the briefing.
Swim start:
The swim will start at 19.00. All participants enter the water at the same time. High tide is at 21.00.
Transportation & Gear:
Participants should car pool to get some cars to Church Bay and then return to Myrtleville for the safety briefing at 18.30.
In Myrtleville, park well up the hill. There will be no parking near the beach. In Church Bay, there will be three volunteers from the local community group guiding traffic to available parking. Listen to the volunteers. Work with them. If you have to walk a bit further, just do it. You’re fit and you’ll enjoy it 🙂
Enjoy the event. Please assist the volunteers on the day by following instructions and being on time at each stage.
Hey! Ho! Let’s Go!
The weather is looking kinder for the rescheduled RNLI Myrtleville-Church Bay Swim on Thursday, July 13th at 7.00pm. While we don’t want to tempt fate, we will anyway… This time, looks like it’ll be a Go.
Enter now on Active. Click here.
ENTRIES WILL CLOSE (YES, CLOSE AND NOT OPEN AGAIN – EVEN IF YOU JUST FORGOT) AT 13.00 ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 12TH).
Blitzkrieg Bop, courtesy of Johnny, Tommy, Dee Dee and Joey (and no, they didn’t write this song for a fridge ad). http://www.ramones.com.
Courtmacsherry Lifeboat Swim, July 29th
From Ray “The Lovely” McArdle (don’t ask – he insists 🙂 )
The 7th Annual Courtmacsherry Lifeboat Swim takes place at Blind Strand, near the picturesque fishing village of Courtmacsherry at noon on Saturday, July 29th. Courtmacsherry is a 45 minute drive from the Bandon Road roundabout. The swim will be well sign posted from the village. Please leave plenty of time for parking and registration. The safety briefing will take place at 11.15am.
The swim course starts on the beach at Blind Strand and proceeds anti-clockwise around 2 markers.
Participants can choose between 1 lap (1.5K) or 2 laps(3K). Swimmers who elect to do 2 laps will run/walk a short distance on the beach prior to starting lap 2.
The Courtmacsherry volunteers will provide soup and sandwiches for all participants and volunteers. This year I’m delighted that IT@Cork Skillnet will once again be our main sponsor, providing the first 150 swimmers registered with a generous goody bag. Really nice gifts inside each one.
Registration this year is again via Active. Click here to enter.
Registration closes on Thursday, July 27th. Entry fee is €15 online. If the event maximum of 150 swimmers is not met, I will accept some entries on the day. On the day fee will be €25 and all proceeds go to the Courtmacsherry Lifeboat. Swim Ireland membership is not mandatory for this swim.
If you know of anyone who would like to volunteer to kayak, please have them contact me directly.
Any further updates will be posted on the event web page and emailed to those registered.
I look forward to seeing you for a fun swim on July 29th.
Ray “The Lovely” McArdle (I’m telling ya – he insists).
Entries open for rescheduled RNLI Swim – July 13th
Entries are now open for the rescheduled RNLI Myrtleville-Church Bay Swim on Thursday, July 13th at 7.00 PM.
All entries for June 10th have been carried over. No need to enter again. If you can’t take part on the rescheduled date, it would be great if you could let us know – just for organisational purposes. The RNLI thanks you for your donation, which will be used to save lives at sea 🙂
New entrants, please go to Active and enter here.
June 10 swim cancelled
Unfortunately we have to cancel tomorrow’s planned RNLI Myrtleville to Church Bay Swim, due to the bad wind forecast. The revised date is THURSDAY, JULY 13TH AT 7.00 PM.
More details next week on the revised swim.
Myrtleville Swimmers 