Club News
Club Swim – 2019 Results
Unfortunately due to a technical fault...phone ran out of battery...lesson learnt, we only have times for 50% of swimmers from yesterday. Sorry. Any swimmer who is due a medal who did not receive it [...]
Thank you GBSC
Helen Colfer from Atlantic Masters Swimming Club was delighted to have the opportunity to thank Phyllis Hayes, Commodore from Galway Bay Sailing Club for their wonderful support of the inaugural Atlantic Lifeboat Swim that took [...]
Summer Swim Series – Loughrea
Our Summer Swim series continued this week in Loughrea lake, the first of two fresh water swims on the schedule this summer. Loughrea is unusual body of water, while its central to most of our [...]
The sea floor opened up beneath me
A D V E R T I S E R sales administrator CHRISTINA HYLAND has swum the Frances Thornton Galway Bay Swim on five occasions.In this article, she gives us a sense of just [...]
Galwegian heroes celebrate after conquering English Channel
Galwegian heroes celebrate after conquering English Channel BY MATT CASSIDY - Galway Advertiser There were great scenes at Blackrock on Sunday as locals turned out to celebrate the homecoming of two Galwegians who [...]
Aughinish 16th July 2019
Atlantic Masters Tuesday nights swims just keep getting better and better. Over 20 swimmers made their way over to Aughinish to experience what many of us now know as the START line for the Frances [...]
Atlantic Masters raise €7,466 for RNLI Galway and OMSCU….
Atlantic Masters swimming club chairperson Fergal Madden is delighted to present Mike Swan LOM Galway Lifeboat and Mike Cummins from Oranmore Maree Coastal Search Unit with a cheque for €7466. The Galway based swimming [...]
Atlantic Lifeboat Swim
This Saturday saw the first sea swimming event to take place in Rinville, Oranmore, organised by the Atlantic Masters Swimming Club, in aid of the RNLI. It was a great day out for all [...]
Atlantic Lifeboat Swim 15th June Final Results
Atlantic Lifeboat Swim15th June 2019 Final Results
Serious Sea Monkeys!!!
Summer Swim Series -- Night 1 Tuesday the 4th of June saw the first of the AM Summer Swim Sessions kick off! These are not races but a way to get people together [...]
DO NOT SWIM Notices
Galway City Council DO NOT SWIM Notices at Silver Strand and Salthill Beaches – Galway City Council Issues WARNING – Advice not to Swim at Grattan Road Beach Wednesday 29th May - 6.30pm As a [...]
Nobody puts baby in the corner!
For my 40th Birthday last Bay-Day I gifted myself a mini reflection on my journey to Galway Bay Swim 2018. What started out as a keepsake to have documenting my training and footage from [...]
Swim for Lynn
Members of Atlantic Masters SC and Dee King from Dublin swimming this morning in Salthill in memory of Lynn Kubasek from the USA. Lynn attended Cork Distance Week last last year and touch the [...]
Atlantic Lifeboat Swim Press Coverage
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ILDSA Award Haul!
On Saturday 9th of February the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association held their 17th Awards Ceremony in Belfast. The ILDSA was set up in 1996 and over the years the sport of open water [...]
Oranmore Maree Coastal Search Unit
Last June 2018 Atlantic Masters swimmers were honoured to play a part in a special "come walk with us" event organised by Oranmore and Maree Costal Search & Rescue Unit. Here is a short [...]
Atlantic Masters Numbskulls take on Irish Ice Swimming Championships
Atlantic Masters Numbskulls take a road trip to Wild Water Armagh to support and participate in the Irish Ice Swimming Sprint Championships. Dee Newell a member of Atlantic Master is also on the committee [...]