Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services
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noun - infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services is an open water swimming, channel swimming, marathon swimming and ice swimming piloting and coaching service. It is a Patron of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.
Contents
- 1 Offerings & Services
- 2 Co-founders
- 3 Pilots and Boats
- 4 Infinity 5 North Channel Team
- 5 Team 210oSOUTHWEST Channel Team
- 6 Fast and Frozen
- 7 HITtheWALL Training Camp
- 8 North Channel Crossing
- 9 teamRIPTIDE
- 10 From The Isle of Man To Ireland
- 11 Oa Channel Crossing
- 12 NEWS Swim Series
- 13 External links
Offerings & Services
- North Channel crossings
- open water swimming training camps
- mind training
- nutritional advice
- piloting expertise for solo and relay crossings of the North Channel, Dál Riata, Isle of Man, and Irish Sea
- HITtheWALL (Hit The Wall Open Water Swim Training) is an open water swimming boot camp and cold water camp held annually in May in Carlingford Lough, Ireland where cold water acclimatization, nutritional advice, and support crew preparations are detailed down to the last bit of Channel grease.
- 7.5 km Battle of Carlingford Lough Swim
Co-founders
Pádraig Mallon and Jacqueline McClelland launched infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services in February 2015.
Pilots and Boats
- Escort pilots: Pádraig Mallon, Jacqueline McClelland, David Hughes, Jerry McGrady, Jack Boyle, and Barry Duffy.
- Escort boats: ĀNANTYA, INFINITY, ÄÄRETÖN, EILÍFÐ, ÉIGRÍOCH
Infinity 5 North Channel Team
The Infinity 5 North Channel Relay Team consisted of Joe Belton, David Burke, Gillian McShane, Noel Grimes, and Thomas O'Hagan with Ian Conroy and Patricia McParland as crew and Pádraig Mallon as escort pilot.
Team 210oSOUTHWEST Channel Team
Team 210oSOUTHWEST 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.
Fast and Frozen
Fast and Frozen is an open water swimming relay that accomplished an unprecedented 2-way North Channel crossing from Ireland to Scotland to Ireland in 29 hours 57 minutes. They left the shore of Ireland on 27 July 2015 at 7:52 am and completed the two-way relay swim at 1:49 pm on 28 July 2015, escorted by Pádraig Mallon's Infinity Channel Swimming. Its members included Henri Kaarma from Estonia, Ryan Stramrood from South Africa, Anna Carin-Nordin from Sweden, Patrick Corcoran from Ireland, Zdenek Thalmika from the Czech Republic, and Elina Makïnen from Finland.
HITtheWALL Training Camp
North Channel Crossing
Mányoki Attila's 12 hour 11 minute 20 second crossing of the North Channel to complete the Oceans Seven, 18th person in history to do so.
teamRIPTIDE
Pádraig Mallon was the navigator for the 3-person relay team called teamRIPTIDE (Michelle Brooker, Jack Boyle and Noel Grimes) that became the first 3-person relay team to make the Dál Riata Channel Swim crossing between Northern Ireland and Scotland. In June 2016, teamRIPTIDE 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. The Dál Riata Channel Swim, previously known as the Mull of Kintyre Swim, is a 17 km (10.5-mile) channel swim was pioneered by Wayne Soutter from Mull of Kintyre in Scotland to Ballycastle in Northern Ireland. It is part of the Irish Triple Crown.
From The Isle of Man To Ireland
- Elina Makïnen, Keith Garry, Anna-Carin Nordin, Rory Fitzgerald, Conor Turner and Fionnuala Walsh will attempt to cross from the Isle of Man to Ireland in 2017 under the direction of Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services.
- Olive Conroy (Ireland), Conor Turner (Ireland), Elina Makïnen (Finland), Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden), Rory Fitzgerald (Ireland), and Carol Laporte (France) completed a 69.7 km relay from the Isle of Man to Northern Ireland on 17-18 June 2017 under the direction of Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services in 18 hours 8 minutes.
Oa Channel Crossing
Pádraig Mallon will escort Olive Conroy, John McElroy, Ruth McGuigan, Patrick Corcoran, Noel Grimes and Fergil Hesterman on the 45 km Celtic Quadrant swim across the Oa Channel from the Isle of Islay in Scotland to Ireland in 2017.
NEWS Swim Series
The NEWS Swim Series is a global series of four very difficult solo marathon swims:
- In the North, there is the 35 km North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland, supported and ratified by the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association, the North Channel Swimming Association, and infinity Channel Swimming.
- In the East, there is the 34 km Derwent River Big Swim in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, supported and ratified by Derwent River Big Swim, Australian Long Distance Swimming Federation, and iSwimHappy.
- In the West, there is the 40.2 km Monterey Bay crossing in Northern California, supported and ratified by the Monterey Bay Swimming Association.
- In the South, there is the 33 km False Bay Swim in South Africa, supported and ratified by the False Bay Swimming Association, the Cape Long Distance Swimming Association, and Big Bay Events.
External links
- Victor Piñeiro Joins The 24-Hour Club in an Unprecedented Isle of Man to Gunn Island Crossing
- A Jacqueline of All Trades, McClelland Inducted in the Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- 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)
- Three Is A Charm For Brenda Norman, Jonathan Wall, Anel Sytdykova In The North Channel
- Brenda Norman Has A Great Story To Share
- With infinity and Beyond
- Four to Swim the North Channel with Infinity
- Infinity Channel Swimming Offers The SOS Recovery Ladder, If Needed
- Jacqueline McClelland Takes The Helm Across The North Channel
- The Joy of Swimming with the Lough Ree Orcas
- Stève Stievenart Inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- NEWS Swim Series Launched, a Massive Challenge in the North, East, West, and South
- Training For One Is Training For The Other - and Other Wisdom by 16-year-old Brian Foster
- Sarah Thomas Opens The Door, Brian Foster Barges Through
- Jacqueline McClelland Takes The Helm Across The North Channel
- Talk About It With Dr. Patricia McFarland
- A Crowning Achievement: Dave Berry Goes Three For Three
- Andy Donaldson Sets Cook Strait Record In 4 Hours 33 Minutes
- Original Triple Crowners More Than Doubled In 2022
- Paul Georgescu, Jessika Robson Have Skin In The Game: Win The Battle of Carlingford Lough Swim
- A First For Ukraine: Vitaliy Stupak Completes A North Channel Crossing
- History’s First Two-way North Channel Crossing: In Her Own Words by Sarah Thomas
- They Are Missing Bits, But Have Huge Hearts: 5 Legs, 5 Swimmers, 1 Goal
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Patrons
- 007 Swimmers: Extreme Winter Relay North Channel Attempt in January
- Celebrating The Seal, Stève Stievenart
- Dr. Caroline Block Honored by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- David Burke Swims Across Lough Neagh
- Are You Tough? Really Really Tough? Check Out History's Tough Swimming Workouts
- Looking Forward To Looking Forward
- Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2021
- Capturing, Commemorating, Celebrating Irish Marathon Swims
- Pádraig Mallon Talks About Unbelievable Courage
- Pádraig Mallon Redux On Open Water Wednesday
- Antonio Argüelles On This Week’s Open Water Friday
- Pádraig Mallon And Ned Denison On Open Water Wednesday
- Pádraig Mallon On Swimming In Unchartered Waters
- Three For Three, Déjà Vu Across The North Channel
- Jenny Smith Swims East To Complete The North
- Ryan Utsumi Rips Off Fast North Channel Crossing
- Sea Bull Completes A Canary Islands Crossing
- Cat Swims To Scotland
- Rachel Lee Is Doubly Busy, Doubly Fast
- Oceans Seven, The Hell Of The North
- Attila Mányoki Completes Oceans Seven With A North Channel Crossing
- From The Isle Of Man To Ireland And Beyond
- #Seeyouinthewater
- The Celtic Quadrant
- 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
- Dramatic Daring Double By Fast And Frozen
- To Infinity And Beyond
- Almost Across Dál Riata With Infinity
- To Infinity And Beyond To Scotland To Infinity And Beyond To Scotland
- First By Fast And Frozen
- Dramatic Daring Double By Fast And Frozen
- Infinity Channel Swimming Facebook page
- Team 210•Southwest Takes Two: Dál Riata 2.0
- Hit The Wall To Infinity And Beyond
- HITtheWall In Carlingford
- 9 Countries 1 Goal: HITtheWall in Carlingford Lough
- Trio Triumphs Across Dál Riata Channel
- Celtic Kippers Cross The North Channel
- Andrew McLaughlin Completes Crossing Of North Channel
- Sweet Caroline Crosses The North Channel
- Oa Is A Difficult Challenge Of The Celtric Quadrant
- 70 km Across The Irish Sea
- Oh Man O Man Across The Irish Sea
- Triskelion Triumphant Across The Isle Of Man Channel
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Everyday Hero Duels Mother Nature In Triple Crown
- HITtheWall, Glory Comes From Daring To Begin
- Three Two Times For One Crossing
- History's Hardest Swimming Workouts
- There Is No Time Like Now, Planning By Pádraig
- Unique Awards In The Open Water Swimming World, Part 7
- South End Rowing Club
- Caroline Keeps On Going, Doing The Unprecedented
- DNF (Did Not Fail) By Caroline Block
- Caroline Block On Her North Channel Double Attempts
- Amy Swims East To Do North
