Donaghadee

Rory Fitzgerald, Kate Steels, and Nicola Doran in front of Pier 36 in the heart of Donaghadee, Northern Ireland, circa August 2025

Bengisu Avci en route to her successful 35 km North Channel crossing from Donaghadee in Northern Ireland to Portpatrick in Scotland

Donaghadee (from Irish: Domhnach Daoi, meaning "Daoi's church") is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northeast coast of the Ards Peninsula, about 29 km east of Belfast and about 10 km southeast of Bangor. It is in the civil parish of Donaghadee and the historic barony of Ards Lower.

Open Water Swimming

• The Donaghadee Chunky Dunkers is an open water swimming pod in Donaghadee with over 394 members.
• It was named one of the World's Best Open Water Swimming Towns.
• It is often the start of North Channel crossings in Northern Ireland to Portpatrick in Scotland.

External links

• Reducing Risks for Moloka’i Channel Crossings
• A Jacqueline of All Trades, McClelland Inducted in the Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Brenda Norman Has A Great Story To Share
• Sand In Very Unlikely Places
• First Impressions and First Sights of the North Channel
• Bengisu Avci Swims North En Route To Hokkaido
• Sayani Das Swims To Another First For India
• John-Charles Curley, Andrew Packer Go 1-2 In The Irish Grand Slam
• What Are The World's Best Open Water Swimming Towns?
• Andy Donaldson Completes a Fast Crossing of the North Channel
• They Are Missing Bits, But Have Huge Hearts: 5 Legs, 5 Swimmers, 1 Goal
• A Pioneer and Triple Crowner, Elaine Burrows Dillane
• Tom Blower, The Humble Hero Who Conquered The North Channel
• Pádraig Mallon And Ned Denison Talk About Unbelievable Courage
• Ocean, I Come In Peace
• Facebook Group
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• The Beginnings Of The ILDSA, 1967 Archives
• Growing In The North Channel
• I Gotta Swim Way Way Over There
• Prabhat Koli: 5 Down, 2 To Go For The Oceans Seven