Niamh McCarthy
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Extreme Winter Relay North Channel members Ger Kennedy, Declan Bradshaw, Dave Berry, Vincent Donegan, Colm Morris, and Niamh McCarthy will attempt a North Channel crossing in January 2022 with Manager Ger Devin and Emergency Medical Technician Barry Patterson and escort pilot Pádraig Mallon
Niamh McCarthy is an Irish open water swimmer.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She was a member of the Extreme Winter Relay North Channel team with Ger Kennedy (pump engineer), Declan Bradshaw (Microsoft director), Dave Berry (sports director), Vincent Donegan (fireman), Colm Morris (primary school teacher) with Manager Ger Devin (Managing Director) and Emergency Medical Technician Barry Patterson. They attempted to cross the 35 km North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland in January 2022 with escort pilot Pádraig Mallon.
- Between 21-28 January 2023, Ger Kennedy, Colm Morris, John C. Curley, Vincent Donegan, and John Myatt will compete against Cath Pendleton, Niamh McCarthy, Sian Clement, Caroline Saxon, Sam Farrow, and reserve Nicola Such in an extreme winter 33.5 km English Channel relay competition, escorted by pilots Mike Oram and Lance Oram. All the swimmers had to qualify by completing three one-hour swims in water temperatures 8°C or lower over a 7-hour period.
