Paul de Waard

Paul de Waard swimming 13.3 km Oysterhaven to Roberts Coveron 18 November 2025 in 4 hours 17 minutes

Paul de Waard is a Dutch chef and an open water swimmer who regularly swims around Sandycove Island near Cork, Ireland. He lives in Ireland.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

In 2022, he participated in the Cork Distance Week.
In 2022, he completed a Fastnet Rock crossing.
In 2022, he swam Around Cork City, Ireland.
In 2022, he participated in the Lough Gil.
In 2023, he participated in the Galway Bay Swim.
In 2023, he completed an Around Cork City swim.
In 2023, he participated in IJsselmeer.
In 2024, he completed a 35 km North Channel crossing.
In 2024, he completed the Cork to Cobh crossing in November.
In 2025, he completed the Wörthersee crossing.
In 2025, he participated in the Oysterhaven to Roberts Cove crossing in November.
In 2026, he participated in the 1000m freestyle at the IISA 6th World Championship, finishing in the 2nd age group.
In 2026, he became a Cork Distance Week Hero.
In 2025, he served as the catering manager for CDW 2025.