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Sea swimming around North County Dublin

the_amazing_raisin · 2022-01-22 09:51:23

Hi folks, Sorry if this is a repost, struggling to find any decent info I was wondering if there are any sea swimming groups or clubs around North Dublin that cater to beginners (I can swim, but only ever swam in a pool) Preferably around Malahide, Portmarnock or Donabate would be best, but anywhere in North Dublin would…

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the_amazing_raisin

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Hi folks,
Sorry if this is a repost, struggling to find any decent info

I was wondering if there are any sea swimming groups or clubs around North Dublin that cater to beginners (I can swim, but only ever swam in a pool)
Preferably around Malahide, Portmarnock or Donabate would be best, but anywhere in North Dublin would be fine

Thanks in advance!

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#2 22-01-2022 10:53am

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It's probably too far away from you but Frosties in Skerries.

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#3 22-01-2022 3:18pm

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Thanks, it's a bit out of the way but from Swords it's probably not much more time than Donabate. I'll definitely look into them

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#4 24-01-2022 1:05am

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Balscadden in Howth doesn't have a club that I'm aware of but there's normally a good few swimmers around at high tide on the weekends.
https://youtu.be/ZP7kcj2dDQc. This is a really good overview also if you're thinking of heading out soon

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#5 03-12-2022 11:37pm

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Similarly, Dollymount the shelters. We also have a FB page called The bathing shelters Dollymount.

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