Dál Riata Channel Swim

Dál Riata crossing between Mull of Kintyre in Scotland and Torr Head or Cushendun in Northern Ireland

210° Southwest relay team completed a Dál Riata channel crossing on 7 September 2015 with Keith Garry, John McElroy, Olive Conroy, and Adrian Poucher in a 7 hour 33 minute between Mull of Kintyre in Scotland and Cross Slieve, Cushendun Bay in Northern Ireland with Pádraig Mallon and Richard Lafferty as the escort pilots from the Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services

Hitting the Wall poster by Matthew Warburton about Wayne Soutter's unprecedented swim across the Dál Riata Channel Swim in 2012

Bernard Stone, James Brent, Will Collings-Wells, and Daniel Hanlon set a Guinness World Record for the fastest one-way wetsuit relaycrossing of the Dál Riata Channel

noun - Dál Riata Channel Swim, previously known as the Mull of Kintyre Swim, is a newer and shorter 20.2 km channel swim was pioneered by Wayne Soutter from Mull of Kintyre in Scotland to Ballycastle in Northern Ireland. It is part of the The Celtic Quadrant.

History

• 1928: Mercedes Gleitze made the first unassisted solo crossing attempt in 1928.
• 2012: 40-year-old Wayne Soutter of Great Britain was the first soloist to complete a 20.2 km crossing of the Dál Riata Channel from Scotland to Ireland on 26 August 2012 in 12 hours 11 minutes.
• 2015: 210° Southwest is a 4-person relay team that attempted a Dál Riata channel crossing in July 2015 with Mo McCoy, Olive Conroy, John McElroy and Adrian Poucher that lasted over 13 hours. On 7 September 2015, Keith Garry, John McElroy, Olive Conroy, and Adrian Poucher completed a 7 hour 33 minute Dál Riata crossing between Mull of Kintyre in Scotland and Cross Slieve, Cushendun Bay in Northern Ireland with Pádraig Mallon and Richard Lafferty as the escort pilots from the Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services.
• 2016: teamRIPTIDE with Michelle Brooker, Jack Boyle and Noel Grimes was the first TRiO team to make this crossing in June 2016 when they started at the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland and made landfall south of Cushendun, Northern Ireland in 7 hours 44 minutes 21 seconds with support crew Milo McCourt and Afreen Ahmed and navigators Charles Stewart and Pádraig Mallon.
• 2016: 27-year-old Sabrina Wiedmer of Switzerland completed a 20.2 km crossing of the Dál Riata Channel in 8 hours 30 minutes 7 seconds with Pádraig Mallon as the escort pilot from the Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services.
• 2018: Bernard Stone of the UK, James Brent of the UK, Will Collings-Wells of the UK, and Daniel Hanlon of Australia set a Guinness World Record for the fastest wetsuit one-way relay crossing of the Dál Riata Channel from Mull of Kintyre, Scotland to Cushendun, Northern Ireland in 6 hours 31 minutes
• 2024: John Curley of Ireland completed a 20.2 km crossing of the Dál Riata Channel in 10 hours 45 minutes 38 seconds with Ger Kennedy as his escort pilot.
• 2024: Andrew Packer of the USA completed a 20.2 km crossing of the Dál Riata Channel in 7 hours 26 minutes.

Synonyms

Dál Riata Channel crossing, Mull of Kintyre Swim

External links

• John Charles Curley Goes High to Get Closer to The Toughest Thirteen - 10 Down, 3 To Go
• One Day Wonders Carry On Over The Years
• Guinness World Record for the Fastest one-way crossing of the North Channel via the Dal Riata channel in wetsuit relay (ILDSA)
• John Curley Getting Closer To The Toughest Thirteen
• With infinity and Beyond
• Andrew Packer, John Curley En Route To The Toughest Thirteen
• Milko van Gool Talks About His Spark In Swimming and Five Big Swims
• Guinness World Record for the Fastest one-way crossing of the North Channel via the Dal Riata channel in wetsuit relay (ILDSA)
• John Curley Challenges Himself Off The Beaten Path
• Dál Riata Channel Crossings by Marathon Swimmers Federation]
• Vindication Swim to Open in the US in the Aquatic Capital of America
• Pádraig Mallon On Swimming In Unchartered Waters
• #Seeyouinthewater
• Brian Meharg Shares His Perspectives On North Channel Crossings At the 2019 WOWSA Ocean Fest
• History of North Channel Crossings
• North Channel Information
• Google Earth Flyover of Oceans Seven
• Oceans Seven
• The History And Future Of The North Channel
• Open Water Swimming
• Going For A Little Dip In The Cold
• The History Of The North Channel - Between Scotland And Ireland
• Nothing Can Compare In A Bold Step Forward
• Darren Jaundrill, An Unlikely Swimmer Setting The Bar
• Connecticut Mermen On Their Way To The Oceans Seven
• Irish Long Distance Swimming Association
• Protection Against Stingers Splits Down The Middle
• Mercedes: The Spirit Of The Age Age Premieres In Ireland
• Darren Miller's Rock Solid Six Pack
• Nottingham's Torpedo Tom Honoured Today
• Fergal Somerville Crosses The North Channel
• North Channel Swimmer List
• History of the North Channel Swims
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• Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Facebook
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• The History And Future Of The North Channel
• Mercedes: The Spirit Of The Age Age Premieres In Ireland
• Anna Carin Nordin Completes The Oceans Seven
• An Unassuming Heroine Of The World's Oceans (Seven)
• Celebrating Anna Carin Nordin's Feat Of The Oceans Seven
• Michelle Macy Makes It Three In Oceans Seven
• Milko Van Gool Sets Men's North Channel Record
• Three's A Charm, En Route With Darren Miller
• T Minus 10ºC - Has Fergal Somerville Set The Standard?
• Oceans Seven Relay Style
• Perfect Conclusion: Darren Miller Achieves The Oceans Seven
• Darren Miller's Experience In The North Channel
• Finishing Up Against The Wall
• Darren Miller On The Difficulties Of The Oceans Seven
• Duty Of Care At Start & Finish Of The North Channel
• Ted Keenan, Doing Great With Much
• Brian Meharg Of Bangor Boat Passing On The Knowledge
• Channel Swimmer Milko Van Gool Is Land-locked
• Michelle Macy, Humbly Heroic
• 2013 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Nominees
• Pádraig Mallon, Man In The Middle Of Much
• 2013 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nominees
• How Times Change In The Open Water World
• Open Water Trio Up For Outsider Of The Year
• Pádraig Mallon Is 2013 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year
• 100 New Year's Resolutions For Open Water Swimmers
• The Admiral of The Channel
• One Man With Seven Missions Shares His Expertise
• Kevin Murphy Versus The North Channel In His Own Words
• Most Difficult Swims In The World - Southern Hemisphere
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• Pádraig Picks Up Personality Plaque
• Craig Lenning Has The Right Stuff After 47 Years
• Gotta Good Feeling About The Farallons
• Where Is Precisely The North Channel?
• Were Records Made To Be Broken In Open Water?
• The First Dál Riata Channel Attempt In 1878
• Almost Across Dál Riata With Infinity
• Trio Triumphs Across Dál Riata Channel
• Sabrina Wiedmer Completes Crossing Of Dál Riata Channel
• Celtic Kippers Cross The North Channel
• Hitting the Wall
• Wayne Soutter, Hitting The Wall
• Wayne Soutter blog
• Soutter's Successful Swim Is A First
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• The History And Future Of The North Channel
• Mulling Over Mull of Kintyre
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Wayne Soutter, The Unthinkable
• Wayne Soutter To Speak At The Global Open Water Conference
• Where Is Precisely The North Channel?
• Baby Boomers Looking To Test Time
• The Boys Are Back
• The First Dál Riata Channel Attempt In 1878
• Almost Across Dál Riata With Infinity
• Sabrina, Swiss Swimming Spectacularly
• New Swimspiration, The Celtic Quadrant
• Infinity Channel Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Hit The Wall To Infinity And Beyond
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• 70 km Across The Irish Sea
• Oh Man O Man Across The Irish Sea
• Triskelion Triumphant Across The Isle Of Man Channel
• Three Two Times For One Crossing
• There Is No Time Like Now, Planning By Pádraig