2024 SWIM RESULTS
  • 2024 SWIM RESULTS

2024 Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim Results

2024 swim results 

124 swimmers crossed Galway Bay, (43 solo swimmers, 26 relay teams – 81 relay team swimmers).

  • Weather: One would have to go back to 2012 to find a swim with such challenging wind conditions on the Bay.  The wind veered from Southerly to Westerly to North Westerly from approx. 10.00 am onwards which meant that swimmers were swimming almost directly into the wind for most of the swim. This along with the wave height in the bay made for very challenging conditions. The wave height would have eased a little as swimmers got closer to Salthill due to the wind shadow provided by the land. Conditions for the relay team swimmers and crew on the boats were also challenging due to the colder than usual NW wind, the swell and the rain which did not ease up until the afternoon. Any spectators and family members arriving at Blackrock after 1.00 pm to greet the swimmers would have only seen blue skies, sunshine and a calm sea around Blackrock tower which is sheltered from the NW wind. The sea state further out in the bay was very different. A huge congrats to all swimmers and a big thank you to the boat captains, crew and the event safety team for keeping everyone safe.
  • Swim Date: July 20th, 2024
  • Swim Start Time: 7.30 am (Wave 1), 8.00 am (Wave 2), 08.30 am (Wave 3), 09.00 am (Wave 4)
  • Wind Direction: Southerly, then veered Westerly and quickly North Westerly from approx. 10.00 am.
  • Wind Speed: Force 4 – 5
  • Wave Height: 0.5 – 1.5 Metres
  • Air Temperature: 15 C
  • Sea Temperature: 16 C
  • Low Tide: 11:20 am (1.4 m)
  • High Tide: 05.30 pm (4.8 m)
  • Tidal Range: 3.4 m (In 2023, the tidal range was 1.4 m)
  • Wind and Wave Height, Air and Sea Water Temperature from Irish Lights Spiddal wave buoy (https://www.digitalocean.ie/Dashboard/Galway)

2024 Results - Table 1 is for Solo swimmers and scroll down to Table 2 for Relay swimmers.

NUMBER NAME SURNAME SOLO CATEGORY TOGS / WETSUIT TIME
1 Alan Corby Male Wetsuit 03:46
2 Ailbhe Mulhall Female Togs 04:03
3 Alex Timon Male Wetsuit 04:08
4 Garrett Johnston Male Togs 04:16
5 Stuart Nicol Male Wetsuit 04:26
6 Geno Quinlan Male Wetsuit 04:30
7 Rory Knight Male Wetsuit 04:43
8 Sinead O’Donnell Female Togs 04:48
9 Avril Caulfield Female Togs 04:54
10 Susan Carroll Female Wetsuit 04:59
11 Keith Kroeger Male Togs 05:00
12 Felim MacEoin Male Wetsuit 05:04
13 Paco Sanchez Male Wetsuit 05:04
14 Elaine Carey Female Wetsuit 05:06
15 Jane Francis Female Wetsuit 05:10
16 Mike Marron Male Wetsuit 05:10
17 Aidan O’Herlihy Male Togs 05:11
18 Brendan Creedon Male Togs 05:15
19 Niamh Gethin Female Wetsuit 05:16
20 Tom Barry Male Wetsuit 05:22
21 Juan Perez Esteban Male Wetsuit 05:24
22 John Cunningham Male Togs 05:25
23 Laoise McNamara Female Togs 05:25
24 Niall Concannon Male Wetsuit 05:28
25 Darren Coyle Male Wetsuit 05:30
26 Kate Varley Female Wetsuit 05:35
27 David Smyth Male Wetsuit 05:39
28 Noel Leahy Male Togs 05:56
29 Mike Flannelly Male Togs 05:57
30 Joe Kennelly Male Togs 05:57
31 Paraic Raftery Male Wetsuit 06:09
32 Diarmuid McMahon Male Togs 06:25
33 Aaron Glynn Male Togs 06:31
34 Deborah Coffey Female Togs 06:32
35 Ray Foley Male Wetsuit 06:35
36 Darragh Foley Male Togs 06:37
37 Peter Cunningham Male Togs 06:38
38 Dara Blake Male Wetsuit 06:53
39 Kate Collins Smyth Female Wetsuit 06:53
40 Ester NiChonghaile Female Togs 07:01
41 Riona MacEoin Female Wetsuit 07:05
42 Ray Mullooly Male Togs 07:48
43 Colm Carthy Male Wetsuit 07:52

2024 Relay Team Results

NUMBER NAME SURNAME RELAY TEAM NAME TOGS / WETSUIT TIME
1 Brian Coll Coll Family & Riana Wetsuit 04:22
1 Enda Coll Coll Family & Riana Wetsuit 04:22
1 Rory Coll Coll Family & Riana Wetsuit 04:22
1 Riana Parsons Coll Family & Riana Wetsuit 04:22
2 Shane McLoughlin Seaweeds Wetsuit 04:26
2 Karen Molloy Seaweeds Togs 04:26
2 Claire Mulholland Seaweeds Wetsuit 04:26
2 Ciaran O’Leime Seaweeds Togs 04:26
3 Christopher Hynes Beach to Buoy Wetsuit 04:38
3 Conor Keville Beach to Buoy Wetsuit 04:38
3 Amy Rossiter Beach to Buoy Wetsuit 04:38
3 Elizabeth Tray Beach to Buoy Wetsuit 04:38
4 Steve Griffin The Cold Wet and Tired Wetsuit 04:39
4 Laura Mooney The Cold Wet and Tired Wetsuit 04:39
5 Patrick McBride MIST Wetsuit 04:45
5 Tommy O’Sullivan MIST Wetsuit 04:45
5 Tobias Ritter MIST Wetsuit 04:45
6 Finbar Coughlan Splash and Dash Togs 04:47
6 Ciara Lang Splash and Dash Togs 04:47
7 Brian Healy Team Callow Wetsuit 04:48
7 Brendan Judge Team Callow Wetsuit 04:48
7 Ciaran Reaney Team Callow Togs 04:48
7 Siobhan Ryan Team Callow Wetsuit 04:48
8 Tara Durkin Bay Babes Wetsuit 04:49
8 Laurie Link Gordon Bay Babes Togs 04:49
9 Alex Lewis Waiting for Tom Again Togs 04:59
9 Cormac McGuckian Waiting for Tom Again Wetsuit 04:59
9 John O’Sullivan Waiting for Tom Again Wetsuit 04:59
10 Jack Healy Speed and Power Wetsuit 05:12
10 Wojciech Petasz Speed and Power Wetsuit 05:12
11 Colm Doyle Coastal Crusaders Wetsuit 05:18
11 Conor Doyle Coastal Crusaders Wetsuit 05:18
11 Grace McCabe Coastal Crusaders Wetsuit 05:18
11 Dom Rush Coastal Crusaders Wetsuit 05:18
12 Aisling Lynch The Sauna was Closed Wetsuit 05:20
12 Kevin Lynch The Sauna was Closed Wetsuit 05:20
12 David Shiel The Sauna was Closed Wetsuit 05:20
13 Tony Canavan Team MTG Wetsuit 05:23
13 Ger Cullen Team MTG Wetsuit 05:23
14 Una Kirton Freestyle Friends Wetsuit 05:26
14 Josephine Mohan Freestyle Friends Wetsuit 05:26
14 Sinead Naughton Freestyle Friends Wetsuit 05:26
15 Kieran Kennedy Salgudman Wetsuit 05:27
15 Una O’Kane Salgudman Wetsuit 05:27
15 Julien O’Riordan Salgudman Wetsuit 05:27
16 Daniel Brady Salty Crew Wetsuit 05:29
16 Stephen Brady Salty Crew Wetsuit 05:29
16 James Lally Salty Crew Wetsuit 05:29
16 Stephen Lally Salty Crew Wetsuit 05:29
17 Aoife Barry Banner Babes Wetsuit 05:54
17 Ivana Pyne Banner Babes Wetsuit 05:54
18 Eibhin Butler Killiney Crew Togs 06:00
18 Liz Duggan Killiney Crew Togs 06:00
18 Sean O’Flannagain Killiney Crew Togs 06:00
19 Steve Clery Cork Langers Wetsuit 06:12
19 James Deacy Cork Langers Wetsuit 06:12
19 Pat Mulcahy Cork Langers Wetsuit 06:12
19 Riff Raff Rafferty Cork Langers Wetsuit 06:12
20 Laura Darby Sex and the City Wetsuit 06:19
20 Caroline Doorly Sex and the City Wetsuit 06:19
20 Gemma Forde Sex and the City Wetsuit 06:19
20 Fiona Monaghan Sex and the City Wetsuit 06:19
21 Kit Chambers Milestones Wetsuit 06:23
21 Kirsten Curran Milestones Wetsuit 06:23
21 Maria King Milestones Wetsuit 06:23
21 Emma Walsh Milestones Wetsuit 06:23
22 Tony Daley Tri Lads Wetsuit 06:25
22 Paul Daly Tri Lads Wetsuit 06:25
22 Pearse Hunter Tri Lads Wetsuit 06:25
22 Michael McDonagh Tri Lads Wetsuit 06:25
23 Ian Reidy Never Mind the Strangers Wetsuit 06:25
23 Ruth Hunt Never Mind the Strangers Wetsuit 06:25
24 Nicholas Doyle The Baes Wetsuit 06:33
24 Mairead Gallagher The Baes Wetsuit 06:33
24 Valerie Kelly The Baes Wetsuit 06:33
24 Marie Moran The Baes Wetsuit 06:33
25 Zaiba Awan CSS & Limerick Swimmers Wetsuit 07:38
25 Fiona Lane CSS & Limerick Swimmers Wetsuit 07:38
25 Mike Lane CSS & Limerick Swimmers Wetsuit 07:38
25 Lorna Siggins CSS & Limerick Swimmers Wetsuit 07:38
26 Michelle Costello It is What it is Wetsuit 07:52
26 Cora Grimes It is What it is Wetsuit 07:52