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The Great Irish Fjord Swim

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  • #52
    LaGlisse
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭LaGlisse


    looking forward to this now


  • #53
    Pm1e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 232 ✭✭Pm1e


    I'd offer a seat Biomed but I am all full up. Hitting the road in the next few hours. :D


  • #54
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,006 ✭✭✭mad m


    Well how did you get on?


  • #55
    stampydmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭stampydmonkey


    Swam in second wave. think I finished high enough in the wave but not sure overall. Clock said 44mins something when I face planted the mat on the way in. Was well dizzy getting out of the water. Found it to be very well organised, great atmosphere and craic on the bus and boat on the way out. took it at a steady pace and ended up in the first few back in the 2nd wave. Very happy with how it went but felt faster than the time on the clock. Apparently the tide was on the way out so alot slower than last year. Didn't feel cold at all once settled in the water. Have to say it was one of the most enjoyable events I entered all year so thanks to Gaelforce for a very enjoyable morning :)


  • #56
    Pm1e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 232 ✭✭Pm1e


    stampydmonkey wrote: »
    Swam in second wave. think I finished high enough in the wave but not sure overall. Clock said 44mins something when I face planted the mat on the way in. Was well dizzy getting out of the water. Found it to be very well organised, great atmosphere and craic on the bus and boat on the way out. took it at a steady pace and ended up in the first few back in the 2nd wave. Very happy with how it went but felt faster than the time on the clock. Apparently the tide was on the way out so alot slower than last year. Didn't feel cold at all once settled in the water. Have to say it was one of the most enjoyable events I entered all year so thanks to Gaelforce for a very enjoyable morning :)

    Spot on Stampy, was in wave 2 myself and came in with clock on 41. certainly felt my pace was faster than that but also heard the tides turned when wave 2 began. I placed 5th in wave 2 but irrespective of standings, the event, the people, the conditions were all great. I'll be doing this again next year for sure and making a weekend out of it, had to travel back up this evening and totally shattered. Well done everyone


  • #57
    Scarlet42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 457 ✭✭Scarlet42


    Agree with you both, it was an excellent race .. very well organised. I was in the 3th wave, found the first part difficult and fairly rough but once I got past the third buoy it seems to settle a good bit! water was warmer than I expected..
    Oh and they didn't give people enough time to get over to the start line, the last few people had to swim an extra 150 meters or so as the boat was pulled out a bit and the started the race before they where anywhere near the start line.
    I thought I was moving well but the time on the clock showed I wasn't as fast as I thought!

    are the times up anywhere?


  • #58
    Pm1e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 232 ✭✭Pm1e


    Scarlet42 wrote: »
    Agree with you both, it was an excellent race .. very well organised. I was in the 3th wave, found the first part difficult and fairly rough but once I got past the third buoy it seems to settle a good bit! water was warmer than I expected..
    Oh and they didn't give people enough time to get over to the start line, the last few people had to swim an extra 150 meters or so as the boat was pulled out a bit and the started the race before they where anywhere near the start line.
    I thought I was moving well but the time on the clock showed I wasn't as fast as I thought!

    are the times up anywhere?

    yeah it just goes to show how strong that tide became that even the boat was drifting that fast. Times due to be published by lunch tomorrow according to their Facebook page.


  • #59
    stampydmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭stampydmonkey


    Results are up http://www.thegreatfjordswim.com/en/comp_info/prizes_results.html#/en/comp_info/prizes_results.html

    Finished a couple of mins faster than I thought so happy out. Gona do more open water stuff next year, seriously enjoyed it.


  • #60
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,006 ✭✭✭mad m


    No surprise there with Chris Bryan winning it....


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  • #61
    LaGlisse
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭LaGlisse


    mad m wrote: »
    No surprise there with Chris Bryan winning it....

    Just saw that myself , nice to have that yardstick to measure against! Great event


  • #62
    Pm1e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 232 ✭✭Pm1e


    so who is taking part in this again this year?


  • #63
    kneejerk
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭kneejerk


    Gutted they've changed the course.

    Really enjoyed it last year but a lot of that was due to the uniqueness of jumping off the boat and swimming in.

    Not sure if others on here feel the same? I have it down as a maybe at the moment.


  • #64
    stampydmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭stampydmonkey


    kneejerk wrote: »
    Gutted they've changed the course.

    Really enjoyed it last year but a lot of that was due to the uniqueness of jumping off the boat and swimming in.

    Not sure if others on here feel the same? I have it down as a maybe at the moment.
    Yeah we're the same. Not gone on the route change. Did loads of open water stuff early on in the year and was really looking forward to it but haven't swam in 2 months so still thinking bout it


  • #65
    Scarlet42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 457 ✭✭Scarlet42


    I did this last year as well and it was a highlight of the year but that was because you got to jump the boat into fjord, it was really different..now it's just another beach swim..was so disappointed when I heard. Is it really worth it to travel all the way over there for a 2k beach swim..not this year for me I think.
    Supposedly it was requested by the swimmers..did they reduce the price now there is no need to hire the boat??


  • #66
    promethius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    Scarlet42 wrote: »
    I did this last year as well and it was a highlight of the year but that was because you got to jump the boat into fjord, it was really different..now it's just another beach swim..was so disappointed when I heard. Is it really worth it to travel all the way over there for a 2k beach swim..not this year for me I think.
    Supposedly it was requested by the swimmers..did they reduce the price now there is no need to hire the boat??

    €35 is very expensive for a 2km swim alright, it's a commercial event, so will charge what the market will bear which it has been to date. i'm not doing it, too late in season and an expensive proposition including travel anyways.


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  • #67
    Pm1e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 232 ✭✭Pm1e


    I'm signed up to do it. Loved last year but was a bit annoyed that the tide turned the way it did for wave two, it meant I had no way of measuring myself against wave 1. I guess this may not be the case for everyone but as I'm usually looking to place, if an out and back means an equal race for all, I don't mind. Still a lovely weekend in a great part of the country. A gang of us going down so we'll make the most of it. :)


  • #68
    biomed32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 697 ✭✭✭biomed32


    Signed up as soon as it opened, looking for a spare seat in a car on Friday if anyone is heading down, going to stay the weekend. Really looking forward to it.

    I will admit the tide was horrible last year felt like I was going backwards at times


  • #69
    Pm1e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 232 ✭✭Pm1e


    biomed32 wrote: »
    Signed up as soon as it opened, looking for a spare seat in a car on Friday if anyone is heading down, going to stay the weekend. Really looking forward to it.

    I will admit the tide was horrible last year felt like I was going backwards at times

    Yeah it was really tough, I will see how my car situation is and keep you posted closer the time. Where are you staying down there?


  • #70
    biomed32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 697 ✭✭✭biomed32


    Killary adventure center they had a special on accommodation for fjord swimmers so took them up on the impromptu holiday. Cheers for the heads up on the car space, last year I hiked from Maam cross, not that I was complaining, the weather was amazing!


  • #71
    Pm1e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 232 ✭✭Pm1e


    biomed32 wrote: »
    Killary adventure center they had a special on accommodation for fjord swimmers so took them up on the impromptu holiday. Cheers for the heads up on the car space, last year I hiked from Maam cross, not that I was complaining, the weather was amazing!

    weather was fab last year, didnt know the adventure centre was doing deals, wish I'd seen that. We are staying in sleepzone acoss the road on the banks of the water, cozy little spot.


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  • #72
    biomed32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 697 ✭✭✭biomed32


    Handy, I think its run by the same people in Galway City, good people


  • #73
    DK man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 458 ✭✭DK man


    Anyone look for money back as the terms of race have changed? I only signed up because of the unique selling point of jumping into the fjord from a boat and a beech swim would only appeal to me if it was beside me at this time of the year...


  • #74
    promethius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    DK man wrote: »
    Anyone look for money back as the terms of race have changed? I only signed up because of the unique selling point of jumping into the fjord from a boat and a beech swim would only appeal to me if it was beside me at this time of the year...

    can understand your disappointed since it's different than what you expected but i'd be very surprised if refunds were given based on a change like that.


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