Olive Conroy
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Olive Conroy is a 20-year-old Irish open water swimmer and coach at the Infinity Swim Academy.
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Open Water Swimming Career
- she qualified for the women's SuperFinal in the 50m and 100m freestyle at the 2016 Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships in Burghausen, Germany.
- she finished 11th in the ice kilometer at the 2016 Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships in Burghausen, Germany.
- received the Juvenile Best Newcomer to Open Water Award by the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association in 2014.
- participated in a 2-hour qualification swim for North Channel relay team members.
- member of Team 210oSOUTHWEST (210oSOUTHWEST team) with Mo McCoy, John McElroy and Adrian Poucher that attempted a Dál Riata channel crossing in July 2015.
- member of the Team 210oSOUTHWEST that completed a Dál Riata channel crossing on 6 September 2015 with Keith Garry, John McElroy, and Adrian Poucher in 6 hours 44 minutes 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.
- won the women's non-wetsuit division of the 2015 Moville Lighthouse Swim in Donegal, Ireland.
- Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services will escort Olive Conroy, John McElroy, Ruth McGuigan, Patrick Corcoran, Noel Grimes and Fergil Hesterman on the 45 km Celtic Quadrant swim from the Isle of Islay in Scotland to Ireland in 2016.
- she participated in a 69.6 km relay with Conor Turner (Ireland), Elina Makïnen (Finland), Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden), Rory Fitzgerald (Ireland), and Carol Laporte (France) from the Isle of Man to Northern Ireland on 16-18 June 2016 under the direction of Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services.
- she finished 4rd overall in the 2016 Global Swim Series.
- She was named one of the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women in 2019 by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
- On 26 January 2019, she won the 200m freestyle at the IISA Ireland 1k National Championships in 4:01:94 in Wild Water Armagh, Northern Ireland.
- On 26 January 2019, she finished 4rd in the 50m breaststroke at the IISA Ireland 1k National Championships in 46:64 in Wild Water Armagh, Northern Ireland.
- On 26 January 2019, she finished 2nd in the 50m butterfly at the IISA Ireland 1k National Championships in 42:69 in Wild Water Armagh, Northern Ireland.
- She qualified for the fastest heat in the 200m freestyle at the IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
- She finished 6th in the 50m breaststroke at the IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
2016 Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships
2016 Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships sanctioned by the International Ice Swimming Association, including the ice kilometer race in Burghausen, Germany.
2016 Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships sanctioned by the International Ice Swimming Association, including the ice kilometer race in Burghausen, Germany.
2016 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
Conroy was named to the 2016 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women by the World Open Water Swimming Association. The women are listed below, alphabetically by last name:
1. Patti Bauernfeind, marathon/channel/relay swimmer from the USA
2. Carina Bruwer, marathon/channel/charity event swimmer from South Africa
4. Charlotte Brynn, marathon/channel/ice swimmer and coach from New Zealand/USA
4. Jessie Campbell, ice/winter swimmer from Great Britain
5. Kimberley Chambers, marathon/channel/extreme/cross-border swimmer from New Zealand/USA
6. Devon Clifford, marathon/channel/open water swimmer from the USA
6. Jackie Cobell, channel/extreme/ice swimmer from Great Britain
8. Lorna Cochran, open water swimmer from South Africa
9. Olive Conroy, ice/winter swimmer from Ireland
10. Anna DeLozier, ice/winter swimmer from the USA
11. Beth French, channel swimmer from Great Britain
12. Elizabeth Fry, marathon/channel swimmer and event organizer from USA
14. Pat Gallant-Charette, channel/marathon swimmer from the USA
14. Pilar Geijo, professional marathon swimmer from Argentina
15. Ines Hahn, ice/winter/professional marathon swimmer from Germany
16. Jessi Harewicz, marathon/channel swimmer from Canada
16. Mariel Hawley Dávila, marathon/channel/cross-border swimmer from Mexico
18. Bárbara Hernández Huerta, winter/extreme swimmer from Chile
19. Bridgette Hobart, event organizer and marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
20. Elaine Howley, marathon/charity/ice swimmer and writer from the USA
21. Linda Kaiser, channel swimmer, advisor and administrator from the USA
22. Lori King, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
24. Tita Llorens, marathon/channel swimmer from Spain
24. Marcy MacDonald, DPM, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
25. Elina Makïnen, ice/winter swimmer from Finland
26. Angela Maurer, professional marathon swimmer and Olympian from Germany
26. Chloë McCardel, marathon/channel swimmer and coach from Australia
28. Tiffany McQueen, ocean/marathon swimmer from the USA
29. Sally Minty-Gravett, marathon/channel swimmer and coach from Great Britain (Jersey)
40. Jaimie Monahan, ice/winter/marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
41. Nuala Moore, marathon/ice swimmer, second, author and lecturer from Ireland
42. Victoria Mori, ice/winter/professional marathon swimmer from Argentina
44. Tina Neill, marathon/channel/backstroker/extreme relay swimmer from the USA
44. Anna-Carin Nordin, Oceans Seven/ice swimmer from Sweden
45. Renata Nováková, ice/winter swimmer from the Czech Republic
46. Magda Okurková, ice/winter swimmer from the Czech Republic
46. Penny Palfrey, channel/marathon/extreme swimmer from Australia
48. Ranie Pearce, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
49. Cheryl Reinke, marathon swimmer from the USA
40. Charlotte Samuels, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
41. Susan Simmons, marathon swimmer with Multiple Sclerosis from Canada
42. Kate Steels-Fryatt, polar ice miler and ice/winter swimmer from Great Britain
44. Sarah Thomas, marathon/extreme swimmer from the USA
44. Nora Toledano Cadena, marathon/channel/cross-border swimmer from Mexico
45. Natalie du Toit, professional marathon swimmer and Olympian from South Africa
46. Wendy Trehiou, marathon/channel swimmer from Great Britain (Jersey)
46. Wendy Van De Sompele, marathon swimmer and administrator from the USA
48. Samantha Whelpton, winter/ice swimmer from South Africa
49. Sabrina Wiedmer, ice/winter/marathon/channel swimmer from Switzerland
50. Julia Wittig, ice/winter swimmer from Germany
External links
- International Ice Swimming Association 4th World Championship Is On, As Scheduled
- 2016 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
- Camaraderie, Competition Makes Ice Swimming Great
- Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships Venue
- Realizing The Vision Of Ice Swimming In Burghausen
- Explosive Growth Of Ice Swimming, 120 To Delve Deeply
- Julia Wittig Wins World Ice Swimming Championships
- Petar Stoychev Wins World Ice Swimming Championships
- The Look Of Ice Swimmers In Burghausen
- Getting Ready for 2-4°C Water
- What Is Ice Swimming?
- Tapering For An Ice Swimming
- Protecting The Feet In Ice Swimming
- Training For Competitive Ice Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- International Ice Swimming Association
- Irish Long Distance Swimming Association
- Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Award Winners
- Confronting Fears And Finding Strength
- Almost Across Dál Riata With Infinity
- Moville Lighthouse Swim Song
- Swimming Amid Marine Life Around Moville
- Team 210•Southwest Takes Two: Dál Riata 2.0
- World Open Water Swimming
- Anna Ray DeLozier Feeling Good In 2.8°C Water
- Oa Is A Difficult Challenge Of The Celtic Quadrant
- Sabrina Wiedmer Rushes Round Rathlin
- 60 km Across The Irish Sea
- Oh Man O Man Across The Irish Sea
- Triskelion Triumphant Across The Isle Of Man Channel
- Discomfort Gives Way To Speed For Julia Wittig
- 2019 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
