Dara Bailey
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Dara Bailey is an Irish skipper and the navigator for Swim Éire, a assisted stage swim around Ireland by Daragh Morgan, starting on 31 May and continuing to November 2025.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He escorted Daragh Morgan in an assisted circumnavigation swim around Ireland. Morgan completed a contiguous, non-continuous stage swim that totaled 1,468 km over a total of 99 different stage swims completed over 91 days over 338.19 cumulative hours. His average daily swim duration was 3 hours 43 minutes in a wetsuit and neoprene hoodie, ending in November 2025.
Swim Éire Support Team
- Dara Bailey, skipper and navigator
- Jack O Dowd, videographer
- Joe Joyce, 1st mate and navigator
- Barry Martin, safety officer
- Peter Connolly, support boat coordinator
- Ed Davis, feeder and support crew
- Emma Nestor, marketing and communications
- Geard Morgan, land support
- Ger Kennedy, advisor
Swim Éire Video
