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Imelda Lynch

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4-person English Channel relay with Imelda Lynch (far left), Patrick Sheehan (second from left), Coach Eilis Burns (middle), Oswald Schmidt (second from right), and Eddie Irwin (far right)

Imelda Lynch was inducted in the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland as an Honour Contributor - Crew in its Class of 2020

Imelda Lynch is an Irish open water swimmer and an escort crew member.

Open Water Swimming Career Highlights

On 9 September 2005, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 14 hours 34 minutes at the age of 43.
On 10 July 2011, she completed a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 7 hours 5 minutes at the age of 49 for her second Oceans Seven channel.
She was a member of a 4-person English Channel relay.
She was a member of a 2-way English Channel relay.
She was the first person to complete a swim in Kllmacsimon, Ireland, a 23 km swim from Bandon River to The Dock to Speckled Door, together with Danny Coholan in 2006.
She was the first person to complete a 6.4 km open water swim from Oysterhaven to Sandycove in Ireland together from Owen O'Keefe and Lisa Cummins in 2008.
She attempted a crossing of the North Channel (DNF).

Honors

She is an Honor Contributor (Crew) in the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland Class of 2020.

External links

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