Fergal Somerville Archives - Page 2 of 3

Ice Swimming Hall of Fame – Class of 2020 Announced

Ice Swimming Hall of Fame – Class of 2020 Announced

Ice Swimming Hall of Fame - Class of 2020 Announced Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Ice Swimming Association. "Cold, there is nothing like it in the open water. Cold water is hard to enter, it [...]

Martin Cullen, Helping Others, Growing The Sport In Ireland

Photo courtesy of Ned Denison with Martin Cullen on November 18th 2006. My friend and mentor Martin Cullen passed away this week. What a terrible loss. I placed one phone call in 2004 looking to [...]

Swimmer, Adventurer Fergal Somerville

I Swim Because I love To Swim from Shane Caffrey about Fergal Somerville, ice swimmer, channel swimmer, adventurer, event organiser from Ireland.

2017 Eastern Bay Invitational International Ice Mile Swim

Courtesy of Fergal Somerville, Lough Dan, Ireland. The 5th Eastern Bay Swim Team Invitational International Ice Mile Swim will be held in Ireland's Lough Dan, County Wicklow on February 4th 2017. "As with previous years [...]

Pat Gallant-Charette Raising The Bar

Courtesy of Fergal Somerville, North Channel, California. Pat Gallant-Charette, an American nurse extraordinaire, continues to raise the bar and push the envelope what older swimmers can do. At the age of 65 years and 204 [...]

65 Years 204 Days 14 hours 22 minutes To Swim North

Courtesy of Fergal Somerville filming Pat Gallant-Charette's 14 hour 22 minute North Channel crossing. For more information about the 65-year-old's swim, visit here.

Observing Channel Swims Up North

Courtesy of Brian Meharg, Bangor Boat, . The North Channel schedule is becoming crowded as the 21-mile channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland is becoming more and more popular. The Irish Long Distance Swimming Association [...]

John Ryan Out-miles Fergal Somerville, Carole Laporte

Courtesy of Vanessa Daws, 4th Eastern Bay Invitational International Ice Mile Swim, Ireland. Vanessa Daws produced a video of the 4th Eastern Bay Invitational International Ice Mile Swim in Lough Dan Scout Centre, County Wicklow, [...]

Ice Milers Show Warmth

Courtesy of Fergal Somerville at Cork Distance Week, Ireland. The enchanting Sandycove Island, Kinsale, Co. Cork in Ireland calls open water swimmers from around the world to Cork Distance Week, a week of swimming, training [...]

International Field Set For Cork, Ireland

The 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference, WOWSA Awards, and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will be held between October 11th - 13th in Cork, Ireland. The festivities will kick-off on Friday [...]