Fastnet Swim

21/09/2026

Shauna had a massive swim finishing at 6.08.52hrs pending ratification by the ILDSA, congrats from all of us

21/09/2026

Shauna having a super swim with 3.5km to go, Davin powering on with 12km done

21/09/2026

Shauna got a quick snippet to the fun that’s attached to the Fastnet swim

21/09/2026

A fine foggy morning for a dip! We have 2 swimmers out today on Radiance we have Shauna Scannell,
And on Chloe Jay we have Davin Whooley

27/08/2026

Karl Henry swam Fastnet to Baltimore on the 6th of August has a lovely article in the Famers Journal. He finished his swim in 5:54:47.

27/08/2026

Owen O'Keefe who swam from Baltimore Harbour via the Fastnet Lighthouse to Mizen Head on the 10th of August. He finished the swim in 10:55:39.

An open-water swimmer made his way from Baltimore to Mizen Head in just under eleven hours to raise funds for the RNLI, pioneering a new route. Owen O'Keefe (33), who works as an ecologist and is based in Fermoy, started his 39km swim at Baltimore Harbour.He continued south of Sherkin Island and Cap...

07/08/2026

Beginning of perfect day!

09/07/2026

https://ultraswimming.org/track/ruth_fuller_fastnet/
Ruth Fuller out on her Fastnet adventure this morning, started at the Lighthouse at 07:00, flying along.

"It is a great privilege to get to my age and discover a new sport that provides so much enjoyment and satisfaction. As I seek to find where my swimming limits lie, I often think of young Eimear, whose sporting career was abruptly cut short. Eimear is now fighting for her life. If you are in a position to make a contribution to her fund, please do so here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fund-spinocerebella-ataxia-7-research-and-cure"

07/07/2026

https://ultraswimming.org/track/victoria_lee_fastnet/ Victoria Lee making great progress, early morning start at Fastnet and now Nearing the Beacon.

26/06/2026