2023 SWIM RESULTS
  • 2023 SWIM RESULTS

2023 Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim Results

125 swimmers crossed Galway Bay, (44 solo swimmers, 25 relay teams – 81 relay team swimmers).

  • Weather: The morning was cloudy and misty with limited visibility making it challenging for the boat captains. Around the halfway stage of the swim, the cloud cleared and the sun came out. The tide was coming in for the duration of the swim with high tide in Galway at 2.00 pm.  The wind speed on the bay made it challenging for the swimmers on the crossing.  This was somewhat compensated for by the warmer than normal sea temperature of 18.5 C, especially for those swimming in togs. Due to the postponed swims in July and August, a number of swimmers unfortunately could not participate in the (September) 2023 swim.
  • Original Date: July 15th, 2023 – Postponed due to a Met Eireann small craft warning on Galway Bay.
  • Second date: August 19th, 2023 – Postponed due to a Met Eireann small craft warning on Galway Bay.
  • Third date: September 9th, 2023
  • Swim Start Time: 8.30 am (Wave 1), 9.00 am (Wave 2), 09.30 am (Wave 3), 10.00 am (Wave 4)
  • Wind Direction: South West
  • Wind Speed: Force 3-4 (15 – 20 Km/h) – conditions were challenging for swimmers on the crossing.
  • Wave Height: 0.6 metres
  • Air Temperature: 21 C
  • Sea Temperature: 18.5 C
  • Low Tide: 08:01 am (2.4 m) – September 9th, 2023
  • High Tide: 02.00 pm (3.8 m) – September 9th, 2023
  • Tidal Range: 1.4 m (In 2022, the tidal range was 4.1 m)
  • Wind and Wave Height, Air and Sea Water Temperature from Irish Lights Spiddal wave buoy (https://www.digitalocean.ie/Dashboard/Galway)

2023 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 Bryan O Sullivan Male Wetsuit 3.25
2 Ray Yorke Male Wetsuit 3.26
3 Darragh Molloy Male Wetsuit 3.27
4 Dáirne Ryan Female Wetsuit 3.41
5 David Cullen Male Wetsuit 3.57
6 Stephen Burns Male Wetsuit 3.59
7 Lisa Fahy Female Wetsuit 4.01
8 Molly Dineen Female Wetsuit 4.03
9 Alex Lewis Male Wetsuit 4.07
10 Ian Claxton Male Wetsuit 4.07
11 Fergal O Flaherty Male Wetsuit 4.17
12 Patrick Corkery Male Togs 4.19
13 Vincent Gethins Male Wetsuit 4.30
14 Denice Dolan Female Wetsuit 4.30
15 Keith Kroeger Male Togs 4.31
16 Lisa Dunne Female Wetsuit 4.52
17 Niall O’Shaughnessey Male Wetsuit 4.57
18 Seamus Higgins Male Wetsuit 4.57
19 Paraic Raftery Male Wetsuit 4.58
20 Joan Perez Esteban Male Wetsuit 5.07
21 Paco Sanchez Male Wetsuit 5.07
22 Diana Hogan-Murphy Female Wetsuit 5.09
23 Cathal Curtis Male Wetsuit 5.10
24 Elizabeth Cullina Female Togs 5.14
25 Adrian McKiernan Male Wetsuit 5.14
26 Eoin Mooney Male Togs 5.29
27 Manus Mitchell Male Wetsuit 5.29
28 Stephen Brady Male Wetsuit 5.34
29 Kornelia Palkuti Female Wetsuit 5.36
30 Julia Mangan Female Wetsuit 5.37
31 Trish O Sullivan Female Togs 5.45
32 Dean McMenamin Male Togs 5.51
33 Darragh Foley Male Togs 5.58
34 Peter Cunningham Male Togs 5.58
35 Joyce Murchegal Female Togs 6.00
36 Joe Kennelly Male Togs 6.04
37 Mike Flannelly Male Togs 6.04
38 Brid Moran Female Wetsuit 6.20
39 Fernanda Nunez Female Wetsuit 6.20
40 Fiona Monaghan Female Wetsuit 6.21
41 Pat Burke Male Togs 6.31
42 Patricia Heffernan Female Togs 6.51
43 Emer Maughan Female Wetsuit 6.59
44 Pat Irwin Male Togs 6.59

2023 Relay team results

NUMBER NAME SURNAME RELAY TEAM NAME TOGS / WETSUIT TIME
1 Ben Griffin Little Mermaids Wetsuit 2.51
1 Kevin McGlade Little Mermaids Wetsuit 2.51
1 Hugh McMahon Little Mermaids Wetsuit 2.51
1 Alan Corby Little Mermaids Wetsuit 2.51
2 Elaine Carey Wetsuit 4.18
2 Thomas McInerney Wetsuit 4.18
2 Claire Thornton Wetsuit 4.18
2 Alex Timon Wetsuit 4.18
3 Dympna Dickson Wetsuit 4.28
3 Jim Dickson Wetsuit 4.28
3 Colin O’Donnell Wetsuit 4.28
3 Orla Ryan Wetsuit 4.28
4 Cliona Kennedy Wetsuit 4.50
4 Mary Molloy Wetsuit 4.50
4 Deidre Sreenan Wetsuit 4.50
5 Kate Collins Smith Galway Bay Madness Wetsuit 4.52
5 Shane Fahey Galway Bay Madness Wetsuit 4.52
5 Brian O’Donnell Galway Bay Madness Wetsuit 4.52
5 Kate O’Gorman Galway Bay Madness Wetsuit 4.52
6 James Canney Beautiful Buoys Wetsuit 5.03
6 John Cormican Beautiful Buoys Wetsuit 5.03
6 Mike O Connor Beautiful Buoys Wetsuit 5.03
7 Riona McEoin Late as usual Wetsuit 5.05
7 Cormac McGuckian Late as usual Wetsuit 5.05
7 John O’Sullivan Late as usual Wetsuit 5.05
8 Colm O Donnellan Silver Sharks Wetsuit 5.08
8 Liam Power Silver Sharks Wetsuit 5.08
8 Paddy Quinlan Silver Sharks Wetsuit 5.08
8 Ian Reidy Silver Sharks Wetsuit 5.08
9 Orla Curran Wetsuit 5.09
9 Laura Darby Wetsuit 5.09
9 Caroline Dorley Wetsuit 5.09
9 Orla Murray Wetsuit 5.09
10 Adrian Fitzmaurice Salthill Seals Wetsuit 5.19
10 Cathy Ryan Salthill Seals Wetsuit 5.19
10 Therese Waldron Salthill Seals Wetsuit 5.19
11 Michelle Gutherie Wetsuit 5.21
11 Helen Sheridan Wetsuit 5.21
11 Deidre Webb Wetsuit 5.21
12 Niamh Flavin Bay Buddies Wetsuit 6.01
12 Sarah King Bay Buddies Wetsuit 6.01
12 Austin Salmon Bay Buddies Wetsuit 6.01