The Official Swimming Thread

[Eastwood]

I'd love to do the race but I'm not sure I could face taking a mouthful of the Lee!

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

LOL, the “filthy” Lee perception is ingrained in Cork DNA - all those years of the shoals of shit-eating mullet parked at Patrick’s bridge aren’t easily forgotten. In truth, since the main drainage in 2000, the Lee is way cleaner than most beaches. The mix of fresh water and salt water does taste weird, and you’ll meet seaweed and algae along the way, but it’s not dirty. Myself and some or all of our three sons do the race every year - it’s an iconic Cork event

 

[Carmona]

Great turnout at the Lee Swim yesterday. 500 hardy souls delivered the 2k. Somewhat of a major ballsup by the organisers though - Hannah O’Shea won the race - beat everyone and was first to the line. First time ever in close to 100 years that a female had won the overall race. The organisers didn’t even mention it at the prizegiving. Handed out the mens cup first then the womens (smaller) cup like it was business as usual. Very poor show. The event itself was great craic. I had swum precisely 5 times since the Lee swim in 2019 so I was happy to plod down along in the middle of the field and get the annual view of Cork from beneath!

Good man, Terrier, ye're great supporters of that event, tbf. How did your eldest get on?

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

He lives in Denmark now C., so no cup for us this year. T’was left to the smallest lad to put in a shift. He was top 10 but is a bit young yet to go for the main prize

 

[El Guapo]

Daniel Wiffen 14.51 for silver in the 1500m at Birmingham.

Doubtcha kid. Its been coming

 

[El Guapo]

Euros started today for the swimmers

Dolphin's own Max McCusker semi final of 50 fly tonight at 17:00

Darragh Greene semi of the 100m breast tonight at 17:35

 

[El Guapo]

Australia & USA revive 'Duel in the Pool' with Ariarne Titmus-Katie Ledecky rivalry centre stage

Australia and the United States will take each other on in a 'Duel in the Pool' contest after a hiatus of 15 years.

www.bbc.com

The Duel in the Pool is back! Looks like the Aussies feel up to it again - Tokyo was definitely a big statement in their swimming rivalry with the States.

There's an open water race an' all

Duel in the Pool begins with Bondi beach battle as swimmers enter unknown | Kieran Pender

The competition between swimming powerhouses Australia and the US returned to Sydney after a 15-year absence with a new twist

www.theguardian.com

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Wiffen the wonderkid.

He’s absolutely flying it in the current SC season - 6th fastest 1500m time on the World all time list last weekend at the Scottish Open - 14:14.45 .

Then tonight at the Irish Winter Nationals at the NAC, he smashed the European record for the 800m - first ever Irish swimmer to break a European record - 7:25.96. That’s 4th on the global all-time list and just over 2 seconds shy of the World record. Insane pace and brilliant to see him smash the record at an Irish event in an Irish pool.

LOL, just for the craic he broke the Irish 400m record on the way to that 800 - 3:41.63 - g’wan kid!

 

[El Guapo]

Unreal. He said prior to this that he'd like to break the world record on the run up to Paris.

Helluvah statement of intent.

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Unreal. He said prior to this that he'd like to break the world record on the run up to Paris.

Helluvah statement of intent.

Love it - no yerra yerra bullshit out of him.