Portpatrick
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Bengisu Avci en route to her successful North Channel crossing from Donaghadee in Northern Ireland to Portpatrick in Scotland
Portpatrick (Scottish Gaelic: Port Phàdraig) is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It is located on the west coast of the Rhins of Galloway, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish is about 4 1⁄2 miles (7 km) in length and 4 miles (6 km) in breadth, covering 9,300 acres (3,800 ha).
North Channel
It is one of the finish points of North Channel crossings, a notoriously difficult body of water to swim across between Donaghadee in Northern Ireland and Portpatrick, Scotland. The North Channel is considered by many to be the ultimate in difficulty for channel swimming. It is also part of the Oceans Seven and The Celtic Quadrant.
External links
- Brenda Norman Has A Great Story To Share
- 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
- 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
- Anne Marie Ward Never Gave Up
- Freda Streeter, The Channel General, Recalls Her Career On WOWSA Live
- Tom Blower, The Humble Hero Who Conquered The North Channel
- Kevin Murphy On Bristol, Isle of Wight And North Channel
- Three For Three, Déjà Vu Across The North Channel
