Jim O'Connor Memorial
Castle to Castle
Swim
CASTLE TO CASTLE
SWIM
13.5km Rindoon Castle to Athlone Castle
In Aid of
Jim O'Connor Memorial Castle to Castle Swim
Saturday August 24th 2024
The Jim O'Connor Memorial Castle to Castle Swim is a 13.5 km swim from Rindoon Castle on Lough Ree in Co. Roscommon to Athlone Castle in Co. Westmeath in aid of Pieta.
It will be open to 30 solo swimmers and up to 80 relay swimmers (20 teams with a max of 4 per relay team). Swimmers will be guided and supported by boats and kayaks with the help of local clubs including Athlone Sub Aqua Club and Inny Kayak Club.
Swimmer safety is top priority so each solo swimmer will be required to source an experienced kayaker to guide them and each relay team will be required to source a boat with an experienced captain.
The event is a major fundraising drive for Pieta and is a memorial swim for the late Jim O’Connor organised by Athlone Regional Sports Centre along with Jim’s family and friends.
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How to Fundraise
All swimmers who register for the swim must commit to raise funds for Pieta. Solo swimmers are required to raise 250 euro in addition to a 50 euro fee which is paid at the time of registration. Relays must raise a minimum of 500 euro in addition to a 100 euro registration fee.
All participants will have access to online fundraising through a page on www.idonate.ie The link to this page can then be shared with family and friends through email, sms, whatsapp and social media.
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Just
to the swim
The 2023 Castle to Castle Swim raised €61,002 for Pieta
23 solo swimmers completed the 13.5km course in between
3 hours 17 minutes and 5 hours 29 minutes
16 Relay teams comprising of 61 swimmers also finished the challenge. In total 84 swimmers took part
The event was supported on the day with the help of Athlone Sub Aqua Club, Inny Kayak Club, Lough Ree RNLI, Lough Ree Yacht Club, Portaneena Marina, Waterways Ireland, Viking Tours, The Order of Malta, Athlone Boat Club, Baysports, local doctors, boat captains and businesses
84 Total Swimmers
An average of €726 raised per participant
10,446 Minutes Swam
An average of €5.83 per minute swam
€61,002 Raised
To help those most in need of support
513 Total Km Swam
An average of €118.91 raised per Km swam
2023 Results
The fastest solo swim time was 3hrs 17mins by Robbie Powell
The fastest relay team swim time was 3hrs 22mins by
Darragh Rusk & Aindriu Lynam
About Jim
Jim O’Connor had a great love for the water and the fun and camaraderie he experienced with his fellow swimmers from his early days in the old Athlone pool to later years in Athlone RSC.
Never afraid of a challenge, Jim fearlessly tackled the vast expanse of Lough Ree “in skins” in August 2012. Jim’s journey was filled with courage, determination, boundless enthusiasm and relentless training.
His remarkable solo swim saw him become the first and only swimmer to conquer the lake’s formidable length without a wetsuit.
First to Swim
Length of Lough Ree without a wetsuit
34km in 13hrs and 34 minutes supported by family and friends
Raised €10,000
For South Westmeath Hospice
A worthy cause and a nice lasting legacy for his swim
50,000m Weekly
12 sessions a week
He finished a 30 week training program to prepare physically and mentally for the swim.
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All proceeds raised from the Jim O’Connor Memorial Castle to Castle Swim will be donated directly to Pieta.
Pieta provide a professional one-to-one therapeutic service to people who are in suicidal distress, those who engage in self-harm, and those bereaved by suicide. All services are provided free of charge and no referral is needed.
Since 2006 they have seen and helped over 70,000 people and established twenty centres across Ireland.
80%
Funded by the public
Your support is needed more than ever to support their lifesaving work
97,000+
Calls and texts
Calls and texts received in 2021
4000
Hours
Of crisis therapy provided each month
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