Donna Galvin

Donna Galvin is an Irish open water swimmer and support crew member from County Cork.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

She completed on September 13th 2019 a 17 km swim from The Warren to Inchydoney (in County Cork) - the first person to do this swim.
She completed on September 25th 2017 a 10.5 km swim from the Speckled Door pub then a lap around Sandycove Island ending at the Dock pub in Kinsale Ireland.
She completed on September 8th 2019 a 10 km swim from Red Strand to Inchydoney (in County Cork) - the first person to do this swim.
She won (female category) on October 30th 2016 the Spanish Island Swim Race 4 km in a wetsuit.
She completed on September 11th 2016 an English Channel 6 Person Relay female. This set an Irish Record of 8 hours and 53 minutes - still unbeaten in 2022.
She completed Swim the Suck, 10 mile swim, 2022.
She received the 2023 Devil's Island Trophy awarded by the Sandycove Island Swimmers to the best local crew for a marathon swim.
She participated in the 2026 Cork Distance Week where she was named a Heroe.

2025: Liam Maher and Riana Parsons for supporting Ruth Fuller 26.6 km from Cork to Fountainstown.
2024: Carol Cashell, Steve Foster, and Finbarr Hedderman for supporting Brian Foster 70 km on a two-way North Channel crossing.
2023: Mike O’Sullivan, Lisa Cummins, David Merriman, Donna Galvin, Joyce Roberts, Angus Thomas, and Chantelle Thomas for supporting Karen O’Sullivan around Cobh
2022: Tim MacNamara, Rob Bohane, and Steven Foster for supporting Brian Foster and Hayley Cullinane 10 km from Garylucas Beach to the Speckled Door around the Old Head.
2021: Alex Jeffers and Bronwyn Jeffers for supporting Colm Walsh 10 km in Galley Head.
2019: Marie Watson, Dave O’Mahony, and Sean Foley for supporting Darren Hennessey 26 km from Sheeps Head to Durrus.
2017: Eoin Lowry and Anne Sheehy for supporting Maeve Mulcahy 20 km from Fastnet to Baltimore.
2016: Ruth Deane and Gavin Murray for supporting Gordon Adair 23.5 km from Inch to Dingle.