Dal Riata Channel swimmers saw dolphins and jellyfish on route
One of the most challenging swims between Northern Ireland and Scotland has been conquered with a new record.
The first successful swim of the Dal Riata Channel was in 2012 by South African Wayne Soutter, who completed it in 12 hours, 11 minutes. “I couldn’t really see the adult dolphins because they were on the surface, hopping out of the water, but the babies were further down, there were maybe six to eight underneath, at times nearly belly to belly with me and I had to pause at points, but then put my head down and went again.
“It’s supposed to be 20km, but, with the currents, you always do more. We ended up doing 30km, and a solo swimmer out the same day ended up swimming 39km. It just depends on what current you get. There were five in our team and we each swam our rotations. The rotations depend on the swimmer. Ms Judge-Guy, who has previously completed relay swims of the North Channel, the English Channel and Lough Neagh, said it was one of the most beautiful she has done.
“I had my first open water swim, Rock Around The Point in Warrenpoint in 2018 with Infinity, and I never looked back.”
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