Irish Sea

Triskelion relay open water swimmers Olive Conroy (Ireland), Conor Turner (Ireland), Elina Makïnen (Finland), Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden), Rory Fitzgerald (Ireland), and Carole Laporte (Isle of Man)that crossed 72 km across the Irish Sea between the Isle of Man and Ardglass, Northern Ireland on 17-18 June 2017 in 18 hours 8 minutes and 32 seconds

Triskelion open water swimmers Olive Conroy (Ireland), Conor Turner (Ireland), Elina Makïnen (Finland), Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden), Rory Fitzgerald (Ireland), and Carole Laporte (Isle of Man), escort pilots Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services on AMac and Nicky Donnelly on Melody Bay, and support crew Milo McCourt and Jacqueline McClelland that crossed 72 km across the Irish Sea between the Isle of Man and Ardglass, Northern Ireland on 17-18 June 2017 in 18 hours 8 minutes and 32 seconds

Triskelion open water swimmers Olive Conroy (Ireland), Conor Turner (Ireland), Elina Makïnen (Finland), Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden), Rory Fitzgerald (Ireland), and Carole Laporte (Isle of Man), escort pilots Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services on AMac and Nicky Donnelly on Melody Bay, and support crew Milo McCourt and Jacqueline McClelland that crossed 72 km across the Irish Sea between the Isle of Man and Ardglass, Northern Ireland on 17-18 June 2017 in 18 hours 8 minutes and 32 seconds

The Irish Sea (Irish: Muir Éireann, Manx: Y Keayn Yernagh, Scots: Erse Sea, Scottish Gaelic: Muir Èireann, Ulster-Scots: Airish Sea, Welsh: Môr Iwerddon) is a body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George's Channel, and to the Atlantic Ocean in the north by the North Channel. Anglesey is the largest island within the Irish Sea, followed by the Isle of Man. The sea is occasionally, but rarely, referred to as the Manx Sea (Irish: Muir Meann, Manx: Mooir Vannin, Scottish Gaelic: Muir Mhanainn).

Open Water Swimming

• On 16 August 1993 team, the team of Mike Kelly, Feilim O'Maolain, Gerry Kelly, Dave Kilmartin, Shay Dillion and Les Nolan with Mike Kennedy as their manager. attempted the 100+ km crossing on three separate occasions before by the six-member team finally completed the crossing from Holyhead to Dublin, Ireland in just under 30 hours to set a Guinness World Record.
• It is site of the Port Oriel Swim and various other open water swimming competitions and relays.
• Mark Gorry, Carole Laporte, Jim Boucher and Rory Fitzgerald swam an unprecedented 50 km crossing between the Isle of Man and the Irish coast on June 2011. The four-person team took to the 10-11°C (50-51.8°F) waters in one-hour segments strictly following the traditional English Channel rules.
• Mercedes Gleitze swam in the Isle of Man in 1930.
• Elina Makïnen, Keith Garry, Anna-Carin Nordin, Rory Fitzgerald, Conor Turner and Fionnuala Walsh will attempt a 70 km relay from the Isle of Man to Ireland in 2017 under the direction of Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services.
• Olive Conroy (Ireland), Conor Turner (Ireland), Elina Makïnen (Finland), Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden), Rory Fitzgerald (Ireland), and Carol Laporte (Isle of Man) completed a 72 km relay from the Isle of Man to Northern Ireland on 17-18 June 2017 under the direction of Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services.
• In 2019, a team of Captain Ger Kennedy, Vice Captain Ger Devin, Pakie Bolster, Sean Hall, Richard Dunne and Garretth McDermot will attempt a 100+ km relay swim from Holyhead to Dublin across the Irish Sea.

External links

• Déjà vu – Irish Sea Swim Gets Prepared
• From The Isle Of Man To Ireland And Beyond
• #Seeyouinthewater
• The Celtic Quadrant
• New Swimspiration, The Celtic Quadrant
• Infinity Channel Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Hit The Wall To Infinity And Beyond
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• The Long And Short Of Island Circumnavigations
• Queenie Festival Provides Royal Opportunities
• From Isle Of Man To Ireland
• Manx Mile Entries To Open
• Mercedes Gleitze Honoured By Swimming Hall Of Fame
• Mercedes Gleitze To Be Honored In Scotland
• The Incredible Career Of Mercedes Gleitze
• Stepping Out Of The Ordinary With The Port Oriel Swim
• Swimming From Wales To Ireland Across The Irish Sea
• In How Many Seas Have You Swum?
• Marathon Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• 70 km Across The Irish Sea
• Oh Man O Man Across The Irish Sea
• Triskelion Triumphant Across The Isle Of Man Channel
• Rory Fitzgerald + Kate Steels-Fryatt Rise To The Occasion
• Are You A Floater Or A Sinker In The Open Water?
• There Is No Time Like Now, Planning By Pádraig
• Irish Sea Swim 2019