Fastnet Swim

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

26/06/2026

A busy week draws to a close — and thankfully the fine weather finally came around, giving us some great swims.

Huge congratulations to Conor O'Brien, Matthew McGarrigle, Carol Wortman, Franklin Hughes, and Anita Hartsock on their super efforts and achievements this week — brilliant all round. We did have to cancel two further swims due to unsafe conditions, but we look forward to getting those swimmers out on the water very soon.

P.S. Best of luck to Cork Tomorrow, Rebels Abú!!

23/06/2026

Congratulations to Carol Wortman who completed the Fastnet Swim today in a time of 7 hours, 12 minutes and 40 seconds – an amazing effort! 🎉

Unfortunately Franklin Hughes wasn't able to finish today, but huge credit to him for taking on this challenge. We hope to see him back on the start line soon. 💪

Thanks to all involved in a great day🙏

23/06/2026

Carol Wortman & Franklin Ó hAodha started at the Fastnet this morning around 7:00, absolutely amazing conditions for swimming.