Blackrock Village
From Openwaterpedia
Blackrock is a seaside village just to the south of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. The village is in the townland of Haggardstown. The current population of the village is about 3,000.
Open Water Swimming
- Eilís Burns completed the earliest marathon swim recorded in County Cork, a 13 km (8.1-mile) swim from Blackrock Village to Cobh in 1973.
- Lisa Cummins completed the 13 km (8.1-mile) Blackrock Village to Cobh swim in 2008.
External links
- Martin Cullen, Father Of Cork Marathon Swimming
- Lisa Cummins, Irish Luminary In The Open Water
- Eilís Burns, Irish Luminary In The Open Water
- Deirdre Ward, Irish Luminary In The Open Water
- Kieran Fitzgerald, Godfather Of Irish Channel Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Official Website
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
