Sarah Kerrigan lives for her time in the sea with friends and family, drinking in nature, and enjoying a low impact exercise where her (dis)ability isn’t a factor.
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History, nature writing and the Troubles. Kerri ni Dochartaigh’s new book recounts how nature and swimming kept her sane and helped her heal. By Ella Foote for Outdoor Swimmer Magazine Heaven and earth, the Celtic saying goes, are only three feet apart, but in thin places that distance is even shorter. They are places that…...
It’s time to reveal the winners of our May Photo Competition!
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In June, we challenge you to 30 Days of Water – 30 days of Me and the Water time, however you like it best.
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Our challenge for Me and the Water members in June is to commit to me and the water time every day in June – and hopefully raise some funds for the RNLI, whose volunteer lifeboat crews are always ready to support us, if we need them.
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One of the joys of swimming outside is the opportunity to indulge your wild side and explore new locations from the water. However, swimming in new and unsupervised locations increases the risks. This doesn’t mean you can’t or shouldn’t swim in these places
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We are delighted to open up entries to our first Me and the Water members Monthly Challenge – the Me and the Water Hat Photo Competition! We want to see photos of you and your Special Edition swimming hat, designed by the wonderful Cathy Hogan, having the best Me and the Water time! This competition […]
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Siobhan Russell is a freelance professional photographer, who swims nearly every day throughout the year at Myrtleville Beach in Cork. She has been documenting the swimmers who swim there and their swims for nearly 10 years
Clem McInerney is an extremely talented surf photographer, videographer and surfer based on the West Coast of Ireland. He spends most of his time behind the lens, in the sea.
When Swim Ireland began planning the Me and the Water community, we wanted a swimming hat for members to wear that embodied what ‘Me and the Water’ means. ‘Me and the Water’ is the Swim Ireland mantra, a phrase which says: ‘It’s just me and the water; that’s all I want, that’s all I need. […]
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