Barry Patterson
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Extreme Winter Relay North Channel members Ger Kennedy, Declan Bradshaw, Dave Berry, Vincent Donegan, Colm Morris, and Niamh McCarthy will attempt a 35 km North Channel crossing in January 2022 with Manager Ger Devin and Emergency Medical Technician Barry Patterson and escort pilot Pádraig Mallon
Eleven Feet athletes, photographed by Paul McCambridge before their crossing of the North Channel: David Burke, Jacqueline Galway, Alison Caldwell, Adrian Poucher, Barry Patterson, and John McElroy
Barry Patterson is an Irish open water swimmer and an EMT and escort crew member.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He is a member of Eleven Feet, a relay team that completed a 21-mile relay crossing of the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland in 12 hours 52 minutes, together with Jacqueline Galway, Alison Caldwell, Adrian Poucher, David Burke, and John McElroy under the leadership of Pádraig Mallon, and pilots Brian Meharg and Mervyn Kinny under the auspices of the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association, together with support crew Chris Cooke, Milo McCourt, and Eoghan Jones.
- He serves as the Emergency Medical Technician for the Extreme Winter Relay North Channel team that includes Ger Kennedy (pump engineer), Declan Bradshaw (Microsoft director), Dave Berry (sports director), Vincent Donegan (fireman), Colm Morris (primary school teacher), Niamh McCarthy (Managing Director), with Manager Ger Devin (Managing Director) who will attempt to cross the 35 km North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland in January 2022 with escort pilot Pádraig Mallon.
Ireland Ice Swimming Championships
He participated in the 2015 Ireland Ice Swimming Championships 1 km race in Conroy Pond, Northern Ireland in 3.1°C water.
Video by Pádraig Mallon at the 2015 Ireland Ice Swimming Championships, hosted by the Camlough Lake Water Festival at Wild Water Armagh (Conroy Pond) in Northern Ireland.
External links
- Frosty The Snowmen In The Open Water
- 007 Swimmers: Extreme Winter Relay North Channel Attempt in January
- Conroy Pond, Fast Winter Water
- Irish Long Distance Swimming Association
- 11 Feet Never Gave An Inch
- 11 Feet And 6 Big Smiles
- Lopsided But Swimming Straight
- What Time Is It?
- Swimming Synchronicity
- Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Award Winners
