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Great wee piece in the Argus this week on Neven Maguires visit onboard Brienne

Isle of Islay, Scotland to Northern Ireland. 8th - 9th August 2020. 16hrs 57 minutes. What an experience! What an adventure! Oa Giants swim from Oa on the Isle ...Islay, Scotland to the North Coast of Northern Ireland with Infinity Channel Swimming. Oa Giants are Keith Garry, Dominic Mudge, Bill Donnelly, Chris Judge, Colin Lindsay and John McElroy. With Padraig Mallon and Jacqueline McClelland Infinity Swimming and Adrian Poucher. See more

Lough Neagh Monster Dunkers fundraiser for Lough Neagh Rescue Given continued restrictions LNMD are unable to host their annual fundraiser so they have created a prize draw to raise funds for Lough Neagh Rescue http://www.loughneaghrescue.co.uk/gallery/ who are currently building new premises at Kinnego, Lough Neagh Given continued restrictions LNMD are unable to host our annual fundraiser swim and therefore are creating an online donation page and prize draw. ... Video: https://vimeo.com/537230605 Raising funds for Lough Neagh Rescue http://www.loughneaghrescue.co.uk/gallery/ who are currently building new premises at Kinnego, Lough Neagh

Swimming the English Channel is no easy feat. For the next 22 days, I’ll be sharing my top tips on how to tackle this swim. Watch this space! #SwimTheChannel

No importa qué tan difíciles sean las circunstancias, sino cómo logras convertirlas en crecimiento y aprendizaje. ¡Muchas gracias a todos los que ya se inscribi...eron a este taller de transformación! Nos vemos en 4 días para revelarles las claves que les permitirán desarrollar una mentalidad a prueba de tormentas. Inscríbete tú también, quedan pocos lugares. Envíame mensaje directo hoy mismo, ¡me encantará verte ahí! Taller vía ZOOM: Tiburones que nos impulsan, lecciones de la pandemia. Por: Mariel Hawley, mujer del año 2019 de las aguas abiertas y la persona número 15 en completar el reto de los 7 mares. Cupo: limitado Costo 990 pesos Incluye: Libro de Mariel Hawley Corazón de Mar o Días Azules (tú eliges) Ebook exclusivo del taller TIBURONES QUE NOS IMPULSAN: LECCIONES DE LA PANDEMIA Acceso ilimitado a la grabación del taller Presentaciones en PDF de la sesión Acceso a descuentos para consultas médicas posteriores con los médicos especialistas invitados

Slippery when wet the amazing Shelley Taylor-Smith Congratulations to you on your induction to Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame

Our thoughts and prayers with the family and friends of this lady from all at infinity Channel Swimming and indeed we reflect these sentiments from all the open water swimming community across the globe. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-54531005

It's that time again

In Coleridge's wondrous ballad of "The ancient Mariner" we find a warm description: "Beyond the shadow of the ship I watch'd the water-snakes: They moved in tracks of shining white,... And, when they rear'd, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. "Within the shadow of the ship I watch'd their rich attire Blue, glossy green, and velvet black: They coiled and swam, and every track Was a flash of golden fire." These indeed are lines whose brilliancy emulates the splendour of the phenomenon they depict, but even they are hardly more beautiful than Crabbe's admirable description: "And now your view upon the ocean turn, And there the splendour of the waves discern; Cast but a stone, or strike them with an oar, And you shall flames within the deep explore; Or scoop the stream phosphoric as you stand, And the cold flames shall flash along your hand; When, lost in wonder, you shall walk and gaze On weeds that sparkle, and on waves that blaze." An excerpt from The Sea and its Living Wonders, by George Hartwig [Pg 432] what a fabulous and insightful read and it’s all here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/62011/62011-h/62011-h.htm #lockdownreading #learnsomethingneweveryday #thepowerofthesea #infinity #infinityandbeyond #everythinggoesbacktothesea #impermanence #capturethemomentcreatethememory #WaterIsLife #waterwearsrock #bioluminescence #KrisWilliams

Going great Henry http://finswim2020.com/ https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk//donegal-man-reaches-co-d

ILDSA Golden Moments of 2020

Magic happens when you wear one ! Yellow, blue or white the infinity Channel Swimming swims caps are worn by friends all over the world. Today is WORLD SWIM CAP DAY. Celebrate with us and post a picture of you wearing your infinity yellow, white or blue swim cap in the comments below. If you don’t have one post a picture of you in your bobble hat or swim cap and we will choose a few winners and send you one of our much sought after swim caps.... Blue: limits and beyond Yellow: beyond your limits White: infinity Channel Swimming White infinity Channel Swimming HITtheWALL Look forward to the images. https://fb.me/e/1E1b3GtTN #infinity #northchannel #hitthewall #openwaterswimming #saltydayz #worldswimcapday2020 #katabaticchartersnz #allovertheworld

Celebrating World Swim Day ‘many hands make light work’ #northchannel #openwaterswimming #vitaminsea #worldswimday2020 #swim365 ... Image JMcC

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Great podcast from Vladimir at Vladswim. His knowledge of our sport is pretty unique. We have had the pleasure to have met Vlad on a number of occasions namely on the North Irish Channel when Dean Swimmer successfully swam the North Channel, at the WOWSA conference in San Francisco and once again in action in Sydney coaching his team of impressive swimmers. He is always available to offer advice and not afraid to push swimmers beyond their limits. Vlad has the most suc...cessful record in the Southern Hemisphere for coaching swimmers to succeed on both the North Channel and English Channel. He is held in the highest respect by the Australian community of Open water swimming. Some of Vlads successful swimmers on the North Channel are *Colleen Mallon * Dean Summers * Rachael Hanisch * Martin Fillipowski * Pierre Lord Tune in and listen to the insights of the one and only Vlad! Great mindset, ideas and focus.

Today is my World Recordversary . 6 years ago I finished my 42 hour ordeal which was the longest solo, continuous ocean water swim in history. I could n...ot have done this without the support of my AMAZING team (see below). . This record still stands today after 2 unsuccessful challenges. It is ratified by the prestigious Marathon Swimmers Federation & by the iconic Guinness World Records. . My success came after 3 consecutive years of failures. In 2011 & 2012 I failed a triple non-stop crossing of the English Channel from what I now know was Swimming Induced Pulmonary Edema, otherwise known as SIPE (a life-threatening condition, which I was sent immediately to Emergency in hospital in 2011). . In 2013 I attempted to be the 1st person to swim unassisted 100+ miles b/w Cuba & Florida but I was swarmed with dozens of box jellyfish after just 11hrs of swimming. I even pulled a jellyfish tentacle out of my mouth. The swim finished with me screaming & then quietly whimpering in agony for hours on the boat on the way back to the USA. . You would think I would be over marathon swimming by then. I wasn’t. I had a sense of purpose & self- belief that I COULD be the best ultra-marathon swimmer in history. My failures were feedback that things were going wrong & needed changing. . With the support of my team, I re-grouped & adapted & came back securing the Ocean World Record in 2014 & FINALLY after 5 years of trying I became the 1st person in 25 years to swim a triple non-stop crossing of the English Channel in 2015. . The learning experiences from these & other failures & successes have helped me to coach 150 people to swim the English Channel. . I am starting a brand new coaching program soon. Keep watching this space if you would like me to personally support you to your marathon swimming dreams. . I owe my eternal thanks & gratitude to the team who were with me every stroke of the way during the WR- . Ron Knight, Malcolm Goodman, Paul McQueeney, Ken Dixon, Andy Olday, Mackey Violich, Candice Brittain, Alp Gökgöz, Beth McKenna, Niles Furlong, Patrick Lamontagne, Liz Singsby, Patty Lee, Allison Baldwin, Jai Leal, David Barra and Brianna Yates. See more

infinity imprints Caroline Block swims Anacapa with infinity Crew on board #watchoutforseals #stronglikeher #capturethemomentcreatethememory #openwater #msf #marathonswimming #usa #santacruz

Tomorrow is WORLD SWM DAY get out there ! #swimsafe #greatoutdoors #openwater

Home of HITtheWALL T-224 https://fb.me/e/ctxMnOfHt #swimstory #didyouswimtoday #HITtheWALL #ourplayground Carlingford Lough and The Cooley Peninsulala

@Ryan Utsumi arrives in Scotland #northchannel #infinity

https://m.herald.ie//journey-from-water-baby-to-record-set #womeninsport #womeninsportire #northchannel #infinity #vitaminsea #recordbreakers @herald.ie Guinness World Records

https://youtu.be/pdheyI15t8o - see our LIVE nominations as Pádraig, Jacqueline and Milo take the ice bucket challenge to get the ball rolling for @The Milo Ice Bucket Challenge for Southern Area Hospice Services Milo nominates: HOME: David McCourt AWAY: Colleen Mallon... Pádraig nominates: HOME: @Keith Garry AWAY: @Lynton Mortensen Jacqueline nominates: HOME: Stephanie Lyness AWAY: @Amy Appelhans Gubser DONATE www.justgiving.com/fundraising/david-mccourt3 NOMINATE 2 people one person at home one person abroad Post your ice bucket v-log to this page https://facebook.com/events/s/the-milo-ice-bucket-challenge-/745827872577486/?ti=icl Southern Area Hospice Services St John Hospice helping so so many. Join us NOMINATE and DONATE ! #infinity #Mastermilo #icebucketchallenge #southernareahospiceservices #lookafteryou #pancreaticcancerawareness #justgiving #DonateNominate #teachtrainchallengerace #H20PLAY #ifitsnotfunwerenotplaying #capturethemomentcreatethememory #everydayjewels #iceicebaby #uppadunkers

The recipient of the 2019-2020 MSF Service to Marathon Swimming Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to the sport in a non-swimming role, is Phil White.... Phil was the leading nominee from a round of write-in nominations from the MSF membership earlier this year; the award was then confirmed by a unanimous vote of the MSF Core Team. Few open water swimming organizers have built so much -- from so little -- as Phil, founder of the Kingdom Swim, *In Search of Memphre*, "Swim the Kingdom" week, the Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival, and the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association. From his "Clubhaus" in the remote Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, Phil looked out on the iconic local lake (Memphremagog) and saw potential, despite the small population base and lack of community infrastructure for open water swimming. Starting with the 10-mile Kingdom Swim in 2009, Phil gradually expanded to a year-round programme of events: the Kingdom Games. By 2019, Kingdom Games supported 171 swimmers on 16 distinct marathon swims, as part of "over 30 days of running, biking, swimming, kayaking, speed skating, Nordic skating, and winter swimming events" involving over 1,500 athletes from around the nation and abroad. Bear in mind, the population of the entire *county* where Lake Memphremagog sits is only 27,000. In addition to event organizing, Phil has piloted and crewed on numerous solo swims, including Sarah Thomas' world-record setting 104-mile Lake Champlain swim. In his ambitious vision to create world-class open-water swimming opportunities in an improbable, landlocked location, Phil stands among the most powerful and consistent contributors to the sport over the past 10 years. To paraphrase a famous movie line: He built it, and they came. With deep respect -- congratulations, Phil! Karen Nazor

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Fast and furious Amazing stage swim of the lively Clutha River / Mata-Au 256K by Rob ‘I just love Swimming’ Hutchings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeIW6ioSHZA

Happy FRI YAY ! We LOVE jellyfish Exploring the wonders of St George's Market, Belfast beautifully handcrafted seaglass from @art by Pete also available online https://www.artbypete.co.uk for worldwide shipping. CHECK IT OUT ... Thank you to 'The Loves' for this beautiful gift to infinity. It is a fab addition to infinity Adventure Centre. #openwater #northchannel #recycle #shoplocal #northernireland #art #seaglass @artbypete_ni #jellyfish #medusa #friyay #swim365 #vitaminsea #mermaidhairdontcare #capturethemomentcreatethememory #trio

Congratulations Emma

infinity Swim Academy Crew LIVE with @swimireland #ReturnToWater #Infinity #LearnHereSwimAnywhere #TeachThemTrainThemChallengeAndRaceThem #OpenWaterSwimming #PoolToOpenWater #BeOntoTheBlackLine

Exciting news Walt Disney Studios The Times and The Sunday Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk//daisy-ridley-to-star-as-gertru

Definitely worth a watch http://riothefilm.com/

Insightful read from Jessica Kieras Thank you https://oregonlakebagging.wordpress.com//the-science-of-/

Thank you to Irish Country Living for this wonderful article . @visualfeasts for photos I love sharing my passion for adventure and open water, growing up in ...a fishing family, we were always made aware of the power of the ocean and the risks we take. As a child I spent so much time in the sea. I've been so lucky to have experienced the most insane swim extremes, and yet so blessed to have had the courage to take those chances. I've always wanted to be the best version of myself Im not someone who pushes for medals or accolades..it was always about being my own biggest fan. I'm genuinely so proud of what I have achieved, mostly balancing my life and adventures. I've always following my heart and really loved pushing into the abyss of extremes. That moment when you are exposed to your own judgement that is where the beauty lies. Back in 2012 the insanity of the risks we took were colossal, but the learning has allowed cold water swimming in world today to be possible. The ocean is one of the most amazing playgrounds. We are all the sum of the parts. Looking forward to sharing more of my adventures #worldfirsts #believe #courage #openwaterswimming '#extremeswims #lovelife #livingthedream #oceanrules #oceanenergy #teammmatters #safetyfirst #adventuregoals #dingle #dingleharbour #bestswimmingpool #andbreathe #iceswim #extremeadventurres #suuntoswimming #daretodream

When we first saw the little red boat anchored off the coast of Puerto Williams, the Southern-most town in the world, I distinctly remember us all bursting int...o spontaneous laughter. Not because there was anything remotely funny about it. Read about the challenge that earned me one of these! https://www.linkedin.com//ryanstramrood_something-i-never- #guinnessworldrecords #guinnessworldrecord #pushpastimpossible

As temps will begin to drop, it’s worth re-watching this 22-minute video on hypothermia by SERC’s own wonderful Jeany Duncan. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk...92ACcsOw4 We don’t have saunas as a backup, and you want to be able to get yourself home safely. As we all know, as temps drop, your body has to acclimate, so a 3 degree drop can be a big change. Stay safe in the coming months!

Live From The Expedition Support Boat

Nice footage of channel swimmers in training

Well there is one way to decorate the tree ! Budgie-smugglers @budgiesmuglettes Thanks Paddy #uppadunkers #icemanironman

Regardless of the way, training and persistence will get you there. Stay tuned challenge ahead #finishline #startline #persistence #nutrition #northchannel #ireland #HITtheWALL #vitmainsea #endurnace #challengeme #iswim #glorycomesfromdaringtobegin #homework

Swim time #infinity

Repost from Marathon Swimmers Federation ‘RIO' is a fabulous new entry in the tiny genre of marathon swimming documentaries - chronicling one man's quest to complete two iconic South American swims (Rio de la Plata between Uruguay and Argentina, and Leme-Pontal near Rio de Janeiro). This beautifully shot 30-minute film is available to watch on YouTube, free for all. For more information, see www.riothefilm.com

Good morning Merry Christmas watching the sun rise over Carlingford Lough home of HITtheWALL

Open water swimming makes it into the 2021 Guinness World Records book #dedicationswhatyouneed #glorycomesfromdaringtobegin #guinnessworldrecords

infinity imprints Jaroslav Chytil on the North channel watch out water world he’ll be back soon... #diligence #respect #practicemakespermanent #northchannel #teamwork #havefun #openwater #58

infinity Channel Swimming offers you many opportunities to swim from and to Irelands’ shores. To date, we have pioneered new routes, tweeked older routes, and created new ones. Every journey is weather, tide, and moon dependent so no two journeys are the same. Every swimmer makes their own story. With many routes yet unexplored we look forward to the opportunities that evolve as we continue to develop infinity Channel Swimming services with additional craft, experienced ...crew, and most importantly you. Take a look at those routes already ventured: Click here to see all swim tracks in detail. https://track.rs/infinity2020/ The OA Channel The Dál Riata Channel The North Channel Wales to Ireland Isle of Man to Ireland We can draw many more lines on this chart from the journeys so far there and back and look forward to many more adventures in, on, and around the water. Thank you to @Evan Morrison @marathon swimming federation www.Track.rs for this chart. https://infinitychannelswimming.com/testimonial/all-routes/ #glorycomesfromdaringtobegin #infinity #limitsandbeyond #beyondyourlimits #northchannel @infinitychanne3 #ireland #openwaterswimming #lovewhatwedo #vitaminsea #saltydayz #ifitsnotfunwerenotplaying #ifyourdreamsdontscareyouyournotdreamingbigenough #fun #thankyou

As plans unfurl for the return to water infinity Swim Academy crew join Bethan Laker and Joni Harding of Swim Ireland in discussions and promotion of the sport ...that we all know and love Swim Ireland #Seeyouinthewater #LearnHereSwimAnywhere #WeLoveSwimming #TeachThemTrainThemChallengeThemRaceThem

Let 2021 begin with an infinity North Channel virtual swim challenge Join Us - You know you want to !

Dean Summers is our next inductee into the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Dean grew up in the working class suburb of Palmyra close to the port and... beaches of Fremantle, Western Australia. As kids, he and his two brothers and sister swam competitively in the Fremantle Swimming club. He claims to have spent more time at the beach than at school. At 16 Dean joined the merchant navy (which he refers to as the family business) and left Fremantle on his first ship, the MV Boogalla. The main focus at sea, he jokes, is to stay out of the water. He effectively didn't swim seriously for the next 37 years. Dean is a former elected official of the Seamen's Union of Australia which amalgamated in 1993 to become the Maritime Union of Australia, MUA. In 2000 Dean was invited to become the National Coordinator of the International Transport Workers Federation and moved to Sydney. The ITF represents and defends the world's 1.3 million seafarers. In 2013 Dean joined Vlad, a Sydney coach with a dedicated following of long-distance swimmers, and began his journey in the demanding international sport of open water marathon swimming. After two years training alongside some of the best long-distance swimmers in Australia, Dean swam the English Channel. In the next 12 months he went on to conquer the Catalina Channel and to circumnavigate Manhattan Island in New York. This is known as the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. Dean became the 137th person to achieve it. Dean now has his eye on the Oceans Seven, a near impossible series of seven international swims which test the bravery, strength, determination and resilience of anyone who comes close to it. Dean has six of the seven English, Catalina, North and Moloka’i Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar as well as the Cook Strait he plans to conquer the remaining one, The Tsugaru Strait, by 2020. The ocean is an endless source of energy, which I feel I can tap into under any conditions. It’s the ultimate element. Dean Summers https://www.openwaterpedia.com/index.php?title=Dean_Summers https://youtu.be/ft_G0L97rkM https://www.swimdean.com/ https://longswims.com/p/dean-summers/

Katie Blair well on her way in this historic attempt of swimming from Saint Lucia to Martinique and back. https://track.rs/katieblairSLU/... #womeninsport @marathon swimming federation #trackrs #stronglikeher

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Place your votes for WOWSA 2020 Awards Performance of the year https://openwaterswimming.com/contest/

Welcome to 2021 and a virtual swim opportunity with the infinity North Channel Global Swim challenge 45K for Solo 60K for Relay Register here: ... [20 per entry - includes swim cap and completion certificate posted to you] https://infinitychannelswimming.com/.../north-channel.../ Set yourself a target to swim the distance: 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks a month your choice. (Ends 31.03.2021) Log your distances and post a picture here on our events page after each swim with the distance covered and time taken. It doesn’t matter where you swim, pool, pond, lake, sea, river wherever. We will collate all distances on a league table with total time taken. Have fun! #glorycomesfromdaringtobegin [Additional swim caps for relay team members] https://infinitychannelswimming.com/.../infinity-channel.../

T - 70 Make the days count. North Channel 2021 season with infinity Channel Swimming opens June 1st.... #infinitychannelswimming #glorycomesfromdaringtobegin #believe #hopeful #openwaterswimming #Infinity #northchannel @infinitychanne3