Race raises €3,000 for the RNLI
WICKLOW RNLI were delighted to welcome some Leinster Open Swim members bearing gifts to the Lifeboat Station on Sunday morning.
The visiting swimmers consisted of Brian Nolan, Gus Cooney, Colm O Neill, Eoin Gaffney and Mary Aldridge who presented a cheque for €3,000 to the local crew.
The money was raised on Sunday, August 19, 2017 during the Leinster Open Swim at Wicklow. Over 200 swimmers travelled to Wicklow town to participate in the three-kilometre race from the Monkey Pole at the Murrough to Travelahawk beach.
All profits from the race went to the RNLI, with the €3,000 representing the largest amount raised yet. €1,000 was raised in 2015 and €1,200 in 2016.
Leinster Open Swim also donated €1,000 to Howth RNLI raised in the Island Swim in 2017.
The 2018 race in aid of Wicklow RNLI is expected to take place in September. For more details check leinsteropensea.ie.
Leinster Open Swim are a not-for-profit-organisation who work with swimming clubs, such as Wicklow Swimming Club, to establish a summer season of open sea races in a variety of locations throughout Leinster.
All ages and abilities are catered for, from teenagers to senior citizens and from novice swimmers to former internationals. In order to take part, swimmers must first be a registered member of a Swim Ireland swimming club.