Ice Swimming Dreams

[...] touch with the temps at Mulroy Bay the coldest inland sea areas in Ireland. I got a call from Anne Marie friday night to say that the Bay had dipped under the 5deg deep in Mulroy and they were going [...]

[...] traveled to the other hotel for some breakfast, we packed into the back of the car with Henri, Anne Marie in the middle and I in the back. squashed with the biggest of jackets on it felt like we were [...]

[...] much for dramatics. It was a mile in water 6 degrees, we would be cold and we knew the risks, Anne Marie and I had been in stress situations before. I feel we managed the risks well and now we needed [...]

[...] but we don't get back on our own.. Day before the event.. It was hilarious on so many levels, Anne Marie and I were in Murmansk 100 miles inside the Arctic Circle, to take part in the International [...]

[...] of me, I could make out his movements and I felt that I had unknowlingly increased my speed. Dr Stewart on board the Coast Guard- My breathing became elevated and this was a mistake to get excited. [...]

[...] teams/boats from the Sheep Haven Sub Aqua, we have full medical pre and post event  with Dr Stewart being on the Mulroy Coast Guard boat going between swimmers to monitor us. Another challenge we [...]

[...] place in my heart than any win.   Focus is..  Delighted to get to the pier, we met with Dr Stewart, still rooting in the boot I had pulse ox monitor on my finger, temp gauge in my ear. We [...]

[...] bags for the journey back to the clubhouse. I was so happy. Lowering down the window enough for Dr Stewart to retake the temperature my ear read an increase to 34deg. Was this too fast? in 15mins, Dr [...]

[...] . The morning of my Ice Swim was less that Ideal, this day was a year in the making. 13 months ago we tried a mile with Ram [...]

[...] to describe the feeling to those who haven't been there,or haven't seen what we look like but an Ice Swim is only completed when we recover so for now I was incredibly busy, like life in stress, you [...]

[...] to help them but I couldn't. My thermals were on, my survival immersion suit was on, my Ice Swim was completed and the team were ok and I would be OK I needed a moment. Just like in life [...]

[...] dropped on all three probes to 4.5deg (40deg) with the underside probe reading 4.1deg. The Ice Swim under International Rules was on. The Coastguard alerted, the arms rotated quite calmly at 62spm. [...]

[...] increases in the wind pipe. It is so important that breathing is calmed and measured. The air temperature of minus 20 will be difficult to bring into the lungs and it is important to remain calm. The [...]

[...] the boys races. Seeing as my body was not built for speed I love watching the sprints. The air temperature was -24 deg, I must admit the 36 hours we were here, the breathing was becoming manageable [...]

[...] lake swim. I've done Loch Ness where the temperature falls to 7°C (44.6°F). I've swum in air temperature of -34°C. I've done a Norwegian fjord passing the inflow from glaciers. I've swum in South [...]

[...] Coast Guard boat going between swimmers to monitor us. Another challenge we have is the air temperature here is damp, cold grey skies and turbulant winds forces the mind to fight more than a blue [...]

[...] underway. Noel arrived by road, to set up the boats. Anne Marie was with John Joe and Noel Brennan and crew. Ram was with Timmy Boyle, Anne and Hugo and I was with David Mc Gloin. “Is [...]

[...] rescue in place, Anne Marie slipped over the side in a pristine conditions of Mulroy Bay. Noel Brennan and Willie Sheridan on board along with her brother Ryan they watched as the temperature [...]

[...] . 2 more races. Just after our Relay.. brilliant experience The fun atmosphere was wonderful, Noel Brennan was heading into his first ever immersion in the Ice, the craic was mighty. I had missed [...]

[...] the thinist cut. Her brother Ryan who is so selfless and as solid as a rock, together with Noel Brennan who morning after morning at 6am winter pushed her distances in 5 & 6 degree water. [...]

[...] I was afraid-afraid of things that I thought would never stop. But they did. Waking up in Tyumen Siberia to actually take part in the swimming championships caused us to break out in laughter. What [...]

[...] and I would be a trade off but we would both be there for Padraig. One of the memories from Tyumen Siberia for me the togetherness that jumped into action, sitting on a sofa anxious when in walks [...]

[...] the breakfast was filled with smiles as faces reunited after a few months, last time was in Tyumen Siberia in Dec. My mind was already in the pool, I was up and down the lanes, trying to organise my [...]

[...] times just to push her body through this? To know the pain and take it anyway. How can a team focus on something and want this as much for themselves as for her? This has become personal [...]

[...] 2 and 2 under our Tricolour so we were happy to take it on.We were the most disorganised relay team in the world. Anne Marie and I took the middle slots and Padraig brought it home. Noel [...]

[...] experience-both in the transfer required to be a casualty, the need and to be thankful for a super team and the genuine gratitude to have community services that are there and work brilliantly. We [...]

[...] . With all of us in the water who would dress us-and with what.. Noel taking out the Relay Team Noel took off in his breast stroke as Anne Marie grabbed his clothes to run up to the end- [...]