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Kieran Fitzgerald Swimmer |
Kieran was the most accomplished and prolific marathoner from Ireland for the n the period 1994 to 2008. He was the first to truly travel the world to swim and inspired the next marathon swimmers from Ireland to keep exploring! His solos include: English Channel 21 miles/34 km in 1994, Around Manhattan Island 28.5 mile/45.9 km in 1998 (first from Ireland), Strait of Gibraltar 8.9 miles/14.4 km in 1997, Rottnest 12.3 miles/19.75 km in 2002 (first from Ireland along with Pat Manning and Pat Nash), 3 times over and back Lough Gill 11.2 miles/18 km, 7 times Lough Erne 10.6 miles/17 km, 2 times Inisbofin 8 miles/12.8 km, Tory Island 7 miles/11.3 km, Lake Windemere 10.5 miles/16.9 km, Galway Bay 7 Miles/11.3 km, 2 times Lough Allen 8 miles,/12.9 km and Aughris to Rossespoint (9 miles/14.5 km).
Amazingly Kieran trained in the Sligo Park leisure Centre 15 meter pool during the week and on weekends would travel to the Mount Errigal Hotel 20 meter pool in Letterkenny.
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