Feilim O'Maolain

Féilim O'Maoláin is an inductee in the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland Honour Swimmer in its Class of 2024

Féilim O'Maoláin is an Irish open water swimmer.

Open Water Swimming Career Highlights

He completed a 42.5 km Aran Islands to Galway - First Crossing in 2002 in 14 hours and 59 minutes.
He was a member of the 1993 Irish Sea Relay Swim (or the Stena Sealink Challenge), a record-setting, unprecedented relay swim across the Irish Sea from Holyhead in Wales to Dunlaoghaire Dublin, Ireland. The relay's total swim time was 29 hours 59 minutes and 56 seconds. The swim started at 10:00 pm 16 August 1993 and finished at 4:00 am on 18 August 1993 with Mike Kelly, Feilim O'Maolain, Gerry Carroll, Dave Kilmartin, Shay Dillon, and Les Nolan
O'Maoláin attempted the first 56-mile charity swim from Holyhead To Dublin in a charity swim in 2005.
He completed a crossing of the English Channel on 6 August 1998 from England to France in 21 hours 35 minutes.