Gobbins

The Gobbins is a dramatic, two-mile-long cliff-face path which includes spectacular tubular and suspension bridges, a staircase, caves and tunnels carved through the rock in Northern Ireland. A fully accessible cliff-top path provides breathtaking views of the rugged North Coast.

Open Water Swimming

• The Gobbins is one of the starts of solo and relay crossings of the 35 km North Channel.
• On 4 September 2025, Andreas Waschburger of Germany set the overall record for a 35 km crossing of the North Channel from The Gobbins in Northern Ireland to Killantringan Bay in Scotland in 8 hours 11 minutes 12 seconds with the escort of pilots Pádraig Mallon and Jacqueline McClelland with his wife Jasmin Waschburger as his crew chief with cameramen Ben Eck, cardiologist Lara Boehne, German TV commentator Thomas Brami, orthopedist Dr. Frank Krämer, Rouven Pagliarini, Steven Munatones, and coach Jan Wolfgarten.

External links

• A Jacqueline of All Trades, McClelland Inducted in the Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Three Is A Charm For Brenda Norman, Jonathan Wall, Anel Sytdykova In The North Channel
• Brenda Norman Has A Great Story To Share
• Andreas Waschburger Sets Record Across The North Channel
• With infinity and Beyond
• Four to Swim the North Channel with Infinity