2016 SWIM RESULTS
  • 2016 SWIM RESULTS

2016 FRANCES THORNTON MEMORIAL GALWAY BAY SWIM RESULTS

The morning was misty with slight rain and limited visibility until after the rain cleared from 9.30am. There was a high tide in Aughinish for the start of the swim. Although the wind made the water choppy and swimming difficult, the early Southerly wind (10 – 15 Knots) would have been of most benefit to Wave 1 swimmers who started their swim at 8.30am. Wave 2 and Wave 3 swimmers would also have been assisted by the Southerly wind during the early part of their swim.

The wind then veered Westerly and increased to Force 4 (15+ Knots) from 11.00am onwards.  There was an outgoing tide during the swim with low tide in Galway at 2.06pm.  The Westerly wind and spring tides (4.1 metre change in height) created “wind against tide” conditions resulting in a 0.5 m – 1 metre+ (3ft) rolling swell in the middle section of the bay. Many swimmers commented on how challenging the conditions were due to the waves in the middle of the bay.

102 swimmers crossed Galway Bay – (55 solo swimmers, 15 relay teams (47 relay team swimmers).

  • Date: July 23rd, 2016
  • Swim Start Time: 8.30am (Wave 1), 9.15am (Wave 2), 10.00am (Wave 3)
  • Wind Direction: S and then veered W during the swim
  • Wind Speed: 10 – 15 Knots
  • Wave Height: 0.5m – 1.0m+
  • Air Temperature: 20C
  • Sea Temperature: 17C
  • High Tide: 08.11am (4.9m)
  • Low Tide:  02:06pm (0.8m)
  • Tidal Range: 4.1m
  • Wind Data from Met Eireann – Mace Head
  • Wave Height, Air and Sea Water Temperature from Spiddal wave buoy (https://www.digitalocean.ie/Dashboard/Galway)

2016 Results - Table 1 is for Solo swimmers and scroll down to Table 2 for Relay swimmers.

NUMBER NAME SURNAME SOLO CATEGORY TOGS / WETSUIT TIME COMMENT
1 Stewart Moore Male Wetsuit 2.36 1st Male Wetsuit
2 Dylan Barrett Male Togs 2.38 1st Male Togs
3 John Burgess Male Wetsuit 2.58 2nd Male Wetsuit
4 Aimee Walsh Female Togs 3.03 1st Female Togs
5 Rory Coll Male Wetsuit 3.04 3rd Male Wetsuit (Joint)
5 Fergal Madden Male Wetsuit 3.04 3rd Male Wetsuit (Joint)
7 Brian O’Donnell Male Wetsuit 3.08
8 Conor McMullen Male Wetsuit 3.10
9 Saoirse McGrath Female Wetsuit 3.20 1st Female Wetsuit
10 Olaf O’Neill Male Wetsuit 3.25
10 Michelle Power Female Wetsuit 3.25
12 Adrian Clarke Male Wetsuit 3.27
12 Ned Dennison Male Togs 3.27 2nd Male Togs
14 Niall Rafferty Male Togs 3.30 3rd Male Togs
15 Brendan O’Brien Male Togs 3.32
16 Kevin McHugh Male Togs 3.34
17 Wojciech Petasz Male Wetsuit 3.35
18 Padraig Donovan Male Togs 3.36
18 Sinéad McCarthy Female Togs 3.36 2nd Female Togs
20 Suzanne Persad Female Wetsuit 3.38 2nd Female Wetsuit
21 Dan Nolan Male Wetsuit 3.42
22 Sebastian Locteau Male Togs 3.44
22 Deidre Newell Female Togs 3.44 3rd Female Togs (1st Bikini)
24 David McNeive Male Togs 3.47
25 Saorla O’Donovan Female Wetsuit 3.52 3rd Female Wetsuit
26 Caroline Costello Female Wetsuit 3.53
26 Shane Devoy Male Wetsuit 3.53
28 Ken O’Shea Male Wetsuit 3.54
29 John Cloonan Male Wetsuit 4.00
30 Rodger Delehanty Male Wetsuit 4.01
30 John O’Sullivan Male Wetsuit 4.01
30 Karl Prendergast Male Wetsuit 4.01
33 Barry McGovern Male Wetsuit 4.03
34 Andrea Baxter Female Wetsuit 4.04
35 Des Broaders Male Wetsuit 4.06
35 Seamus Walsh Male Wetsuit 4.06
37 Peter Mullaney Male Wetsuit 4.08
38 Barbara-Anne Richardson Female Wetsuit 4.11
39 John Forde Male Wetsuit 4.16
40 Sarah Mortimer Female Wetsuit 4.21
41 Mike Flannelly Male Togs 4.22
41 Joe Kennelly Male Togs 4.22
43 William Burke Male Wetsuit 4.23
44 Mark Dwyer Male Wetsuit 4.24
45 Clar Ní Chonaill Female Wetsuit 4.28
46 Tim Scarry Male Wetsuit 4.29
47 David Sheil Male Wetsuit 4.34
48 Aideen Allen Female Wetsuit 4.41
49 Annette Cullen Female Togs 4.43
50 Roísín Kelly Female Togs 4.45
51 Michael Murphy Male Wetsuit 4.47
52 Darragh Foley Male Togs 4.48
53 Brenda Sisk Female Togs 4.53
54 Marie Watson Female Togs 5.28
55 Barry O’Connor Male Wetsuit No Time Recorded Swam Galway – Clare
NUMBER NAME SURNAME RELAY TEAM NAME TOGS / WETSUIT TIME COMMENT
1 Richard O’Connell Relay Wetsuit 3.21 1st Relay
1 Claire Thornton Relay Wetsuit 3.21 1st Relay
1 Fiona Thornton Relay Wetsuit 3.21 1st Relay
1 Kevin Thornton Relay Wetsuit 3.21 1st Relay
2 Rob Bunn Relay Wetsuit 3.24 2nd Relay
2 Turlough Smith Relay Wetsuit 3.24 2nd Relay
3 Helen Colfer Relay Wetsuit 3.25 3rd Relay
3 Michelle Power Relay Wetsuit 3.25 3rd Relay
4 Brian Coll Relay Wetsuit 3.38
4 Deirdre Coll Relay Wetsuit 3.38
4 Enda Coll Relay Wetsuit 3.38
5 Sinead Cawley Relay Wetsuit 3.52
5 Brendan McArdle Relay Wetsuit 3.52
5 Michael McLoughlin Relay Wetsuit 3.52
5 Siobhan Moore Relay Wetsuit 3.52
6 John Bates Relay Wetsuit 3.53
6 Michael O Sullivan (Jnr) Relay Wetsuit 3.53
6 Michael O Sullivan (Snr) Relay Wetsuit 3.53
7 Susan Cavanagh Relay Wetsuit 4.12
7 Aileen Faherty Relay Wetsuit 4.12
7 Claire O Sullivan Relay Wetsuit 4.12
7 Yvonne Smyth Relay Wetsuit 4.12
8 Clodagh Cunningham Relay Wetsuit 4.13
8 Mark Gantly Relay Wetsuit 4.13
8 Lornie O’Dwyer Relay Wetsuit 4.13
8 Lynne O’Loughlin Relay Wetsuit 4.13
9 Orna Canavan Relay Wetsuit 4.17
9 Patricia Kelly Mccrossan Relay Wetsuit 4.17
9 Jackie Lillis Relay Wetsuit 4.17
9 Mary Treacy Relay Wetsuit 4.17
10 Laurence Gaughran Relay Wetsuit 4.28
10 Clar Ní Chonaill Solo & Relay Wetsuit 4.28
11 James Collins Relay Wetsuit 4.32
11 Bill Doyle Relay Wetsuit 4.32
11 Laurence Watson Relay Wetsuit 4.32
12 Andrea Concannon Relay Wetsuit 4.34
12 Carmel Coyne Relay Wetsuit 4.34
12 Lorna Kissane Relay Wetsuit 4.34
13 Maeve Gacquin Relay Wetsuit 4.35
13 Myles Joyce Relay Wetsuit 4.35
13 Jenny Kelly Relay Wetsuit 4.35
13 Aisling Lynch Relay Wetsuit 4.35
14 Ray Foley Relay Wetsuit 4.47
14 Magdalena Rygiel Relay Wetsuit 4.47
15 Richie Flaherty Relay Wetsuit 5.14
15 Andrew Kineen Relay Wetsuit 5.14
15 Gerald Purcell Relay Wetsuit 5.14