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The Silver Fox (604 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 12:52	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
The Silver Fox (604 Posts)	Question, Just watching the 10k swim, I am trying to think of an Irish athlete who has done a lot of ultra distance swimming, i think he was from Galway and had a Beard( not 100%)
Hitch (3,644 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 13:05	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Hitch (3,644 Posts)	Originally posted by The Silver Fox: Question, Just watching the 10k swim, I am trying to think of an Irish athlete who has done a lot of ultra distance swimming, i think he was from Galway and had a Beard( not 100%) Anyone who'd do a lot of ultra distance swimming couldn't be 100%', you're right there!
The Silver Fox (604 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 13:14	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
The Silver Fox (604 Posts)	Is that the Beard, the Galway roots or the Swimming?
Man with the Cap (577 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 13:46	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Man with the Cap (577 Posts)	Was the ultra distance so far that the beard grew while he was swimming or did he have it starting the swim??
whest is best (119 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 13:49	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
whest is best (119 Posts)	Didn't a man from west cork sadly die while swimming the English channel only a few months ago?
flattythehurdler (1,220 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 14:59	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
flattythehurdler (1,220 Posts)	There wasa lad who won the galway bay swim recently who apparently missed out on olympic qualification by less than a second. He swam the Galway bay swim without a wetsuit (one of only 4 who did). Whilst wetsuits are needed for the cold, they also make you swim much faster, especially if you are a technically poorer swimmer, so he his obviously a beast of a swimmer. It just shows the standard you need to even get into the olympics.
jimmymahon (1,699 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 15:06	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
jimmymahon (1,699 Posts)	Yer man Richard Donovan is from Galway, now he's some boyo. 100 miles in a day.... In the frigging Antartic!
rebelrebel30 (8,531 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 15:08	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
rebelrebel30 (8,531 Posts)	Originally posted by The Silver Fox: Question, Just watching the 10k swim, I am trying to think of an Irish athlete who has done a lot of ultra distance swimming, i think he was from Galway and had a Beard( not 100%) Wrong end of the country, theres a lad from West Cork, Stevel redmond became the first person in history to complete the Oceans 7 challenge, 7 of the hardest ocean swims in the world... August 09 English Channel 20 Hrs 1 min August 10 North Channel 17hrs 17 min May 2011 Strait of Gibraltar 5 hours October 2011 Catalina Strait 12 39mins Feb 2012 Cook Strait 12hrs 30mins Feb 2012 Molokia Strait 22hrs 29mins July 2012 Tsugrau Strait 12hrs 45mins Probably the best swimming endurance athlete in the world. Hes also the first and only person in ireland to complete the fastnet swim which goes out from balimore to the fastnet lighthouse and back in to schull, he did the 26mile course in 13hrs 25 mins. This message has been edited - 09-aug-2012 @ 15:13
Yojimbo (13,949 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 15:10	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Yojimbo (13,949 Posts)	Originally posted by The Silver Fox: Question, Just watching the 10k swim, I am trying to think of an Irish athlete who has done a lot of ultra distance swimming, i think he was from Galway and had a Beard( not 100%) How can you have a 'not 100% beard'??? Whether its a bit of Bjorn Borg 'bum-fluff' or 'a Rasputin' or an 'Ayatollah Khomeini', its still 100% beard to its owner
Donohill (732 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 15:18	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Donohill (732 Posts)	Originally posted by rebelrebel30: Wrong end of the country, theres a lad from West Cork, Stevel redmond became the first person in history to complete the Oceans 7 challenge, 7 of the hardest ocean swims in the world...August 09 English Channel 20 Hrs 1 min August 10 North Channel 17hrs 17 min May 2011 Strait of Gibraltar 5 hours October 2011 Catalina Strait 12 39mins Feb 2012 Cook Strait 12hrs 30mins Feb 2012 Molokia Strait 22hrs 29mins July 2012 Tsugrau Strait 12hrs 45minsProbably the best swimming endurance athlete in the world. Hes also the first and only person in ireland to complete the fastnet swim which goes out from balimore to the fastnet lighthouse and back in to schull, he did the 26mile course in 13hrs 25 mins. That's more to do with the fact that no one else does it. As someone who would have participated in open water swimming events the biggest problem is boredom, it's easy enough to keep chugging away to be honest, a lot like walking. I'm sure that if the likes of Chris Bryan (from Ennis) were to swim the above he'd do them in much faster times. It was a great achievement but the time he posted for swimming the channel (which I would not classify as one of the worlds hardest open water swims) was positively geriatric pace. People (women included) have swam the channel twice in less time than it took him to do it once. I know Steve was old but a 70 year old man did it in 17 hours 51 minutes. This message has been edited - 09-aug-2012 @ 15:22
Dominie (8 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 15:25	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Dominie (8 Posts)	Originally posted by rebelrebel30: August 09 English Channel 20 Hrs 1 min That's a really slow time for swimming the English Channel.
rebelrebel30 (8,531 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 15:28	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
rebelrebel30 (8,531 Posts)	Originally posted by Donohill: That's more to do with the fact that no one else does it.As someone who would have participated in open water swimming events the biggest problem is boredom, it's easy enough to keep chugging away to be honest, a lot like walking. I'm sure that if the likes of Chris Bryan (from Ennis) were to swim the above he'd do them in much faster times.It was a great achievement but the time he posted for swimming the channel (which I would not classify as one of the worlds hardest open water swims) was positively geriatric pace. People (women included) have swam the channel twice in less time than it took him to do it once. I wouldnt knock it either - the ocean sevens is to swimmers what the 7 summits to mountaineers is, its a goal. Doing it at his age 46 i think is an incredible achievement, theres lads half his age that probably wouldnt be able to do it. The times not the issue here, its the physical endurance of the athlete. You make it out likes its a walk in the park, just to give you an idea, the north channel between Ireland and scotland one of the ocean 7 challenges has had 71 attempts since 1924 with only 8 successful solo swimmers, so if its so easy those stats tell you otherwise i would think.
flattythehurdler (1,220 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 15:31	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
flattythehurdler (1,220 Posts)	I swim with a girl who did the channel and came second in the round manhattan race who got pulled out of that one. I think the reason it has such a high failure rate is the frequently inclement weather. It kicks up really rough. Most people can't afford to keep a boat and backup team on standbye and so have to risk it around the planned date. Luck does play a part but the seven swims is a remarkable achievement needing endurance, doggedeness and a bit of luck.
rebelrebel30 (8,531 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 15:38	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
rebelrebel30 (8,531 Posts)	Originally posted by Donohill: That's more to do with the fact that no one else does it.As someone who would have participated in open water swimming events the biggest problem is boredom, it's easy enough to keep chugging away to be honest, a lot like walking. I'm sure that if the likes of Chris Bryan (from Ennis) were to swim the above he'd do them in much faster times.It was a great achievement but the time he posted for swimming the channel (which I would not classify as one of the worlds hardest open water swims) was positively geriatric pace. People (women included) have swam the channel twice in less time than it took him to do it once. I know Steve was old but a 70 year old man did it in 17 hours 51 minutes. Forgot also about Lisa Cummins from Cork, became the first Irish person to swim the english channel 2 ways and only the 20th person ever, thats some again aswell in 35hrs 20mins and the youngest ever Irish person to swim the channel hails from cork as well boy..owen o keefee at age 16 did it in 10hrs 16mins, ya cant bate us boy.
flattythehurdler (1,220 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 15:43	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
flattythehurdler (1,220 Posts)	And jellyfish funnily enough. She said it was full of the bastids.
Larkin (4,404 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 16:16	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
Larkin (4,404 Posts)	Originally posted by Donohill: That's more to do with the fact that no one else does it.As someone who would have participated in open water swimming events the biggest problem is boredom, it's easy enough to keep chugging away to be honest, a lot like walking. I'm sure that if the likes of Chris Bryan (from Ennis) were to swim the above he'd do them in much faster times.It was a great achievement but the time he posted for swimming the channel (which I would not classify as one of the worlds hardest open water swims) was positively geriatric pace. People (women included) have swam the channel twice in less time than it took him to do it once. I know Steve was old but a 70 year old man did it in 17 hours 51 minutes. Is there not another thread on begrudgery, or am I getting the wrong end of the stick here? I couldn't care less how slow he was. He did it and was the first person EVER to do so. Some achievement no matter what the pace.
rebelrebel30 (8,531 Posts)	Posted: 09-Aug-2012 16:44	Quote Edit Delete Report Post Post Reply
rebelrebel30 (8,531 Posts)	Originally posted by Dominie: That's a really slow time for swimming the English Channel. I take it your speaking from personal experience...?...........

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