2011 Swim Results
  • 2011 Swim Results

2011 Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim Results

This year saw a dual crossing (over and back) by two swimmers – Sorcha Barry and Kevin Thornton. The wind speed was 13 – 15 knots (Force 4) from a SSW direction. This was favourable for the majority of the swimmers on the crossing from Aughinish, Clare to Salthill.  However for Sorcha and Kevin, they were swimming against the wind for one leg of their crossing from Salthill over to Clare. Overall, a great achievement by both swimmers.

31 solo swimmers crossed Galway Bay

  • Date: Aug 20th, 2011
  • Swim Start Time: 9.45am
  • Wind Direction: SSW
  • Wind Speed: 13 – 15 Knots (Force 4)
  • Wave Height: 1 – 2 metres (wind driven – excludes ocean swell)
  • Air Temperature: 15 – 17 degrees C
  • Sea Temperature: 13 – 15 degrees C
  • High Tide: 9.44am (4.1m)
  • Low Tide: 3.37pm (1.7m)
  • Data from Met Eireann – Mace Head
NUMBER NAME SURNAME CATEGORY TOGS / WETSUIT TIME COMMENT
1 Stephen Early Male Wetsuit 2.35.42 1st Male
2 Grainne Kennedy Female Wetsuit 2.49.07 1st Female
3 Lorcan Quaid Male Wetsuit 2.49.41 2nd Male
4 Cian Lynch Male Wetsuit 2.51.07 3rd Male
5 Emma Daly Female Wetsuit 2.54.13 2nd Female
6 Andy Flanagan Male Togs 2.54.15 1st Male Togs
7 Ronan Hartley Male Wetsuit 2.57.52
8 Aimee Walsh Female Togs 2.59.51 1st Female Togs
9 Simon Flatley Male Wetsuit 3.02.40
10 Clare Thornton Female Wetsuit 3.09.41
11 Fiona Thornton Female Wetsuit 3.11.41
12 Jack McCarthy Male Wetsuit 3.11.54
13 Cathal Codyre Male Wetsuit 3.15.47
14 Dave Hosty Male Wetsuit 3.20.44
15 Colin Duffy Male Togs 3.21.17 2nd Male Togs
16 Jillian Coll Female Wetsuit 3.25.32
17 Fiona Donovan Female Togs 3.26.39 2nd Female Togs
18 Ferg O’Dowd Male Wetsuit 3.31.19
19 Alan Craughwell Male Togs 3.33.04 3rd Male Togs
20 Jim O’Connor Male Togs 3.33.46
21 Fionnuala Walsh Female Togs 3.37.07 3rd Female Togs
22 Dominic Burke Male Wetsuit 3.37.58
23 Art Naughton Male Wetsuit 3.57.02
24 Ruaidhri Geraghty Male Wetsuit 3.57.28
25 Michael Walls Male Wetsuit 4.05.11
26 Christina Quinn Female Wetsuit 4.15.53
27 Ciaran Berry Male Wetsuit 4.18.53
28 John Greaney Male Wetsuit 4.39.12
29 Sorcha Barry Female Togs 5.41.00 Over and Back
30 Kevin Thornton Male Togs – 1 Way 5.41.00 Over and Back
31 Owen Hughes Male Togs 5.45.10