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Colm O’Neill of County Dublin swam from England to France in 11 hours 42 minutes in 2002. Two years later he crossed from Scotland to Northern Ireland. The Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame identifies him as the second swimmer from Ireland to complete both channels, after Ted Keenan.
O’Neill finished tenth in the 2008 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. In 2011 he joined the Irish Sea fundraising relay known as The Swim. His induction into the Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2020 also recognised his work mentoring open-water swimmers in Cork.
Colm O’Neill's published record includes performances from 2002 to 2008 in Open-water swimming — English Channel solo, Open-water swimming — Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, Open-water swimming — North Channel solo. Selected recorded events include English Channel solo (2002; source checked); Manhattan Island Marathon Swim (2008; source checked); North Channel solo (2004; source checked).
Two years after crossing to France, the Dublin swimmer went from Scotland to Northern Ireland in 11 hours 25 minutes 5 seconds.
Also recorded as Colm O'Neill.
Crossing details, recordings & verificationRoute and clocks · The CS&PF records a 07:28 departure from England and a 19:10 finish in France, an elapsed time of 11 hours 42 minutes. It gives no named beaches. The register does not specify a time zone.
Escort and ratification · Lance Oram piloted Sea Satin, with Eddie Spelling as observer. The CS&PF ratified the solo crossing.
Direction and time · Scotland to Northern Ireland in 11 hours 25 minutes 5 seconds.
Escort · Brian Meharg piloted Purple Heather.
Course · Counterclockwise around Manhattan from Pier A at the Battery.
Result · 7:55:47, 10th overall. The historical results list this finish as entry 623.
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5 finishes
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Colm O’Neill's published record includes performances from 2002 to 2008 in Open-water swimming — English Channel solo, Open-water swimming — Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, Open-water swimming — North Channel solo.
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
English Channel solo
2002 · Open-water swimming — English Channel solo
Performance: 11h 42m
Source checkedManhattan Island Marathon Swim
2008 · Open-water swimming — Manhattan Island Marathon Swim
Performance: 7:55:47
Source checkedNorth Channel solo
2004 · Open-water swimming — North Channel solo
Performance: 11:25:05
Source checkedShowing 3 of 3 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | Completed event · Finisher · Manhattan Island Marathon Swim | Swimming | Open-water swimming — Manhattan Island Marathon Swim | Pier A, Battery, New York— | 7:55:47VerifiedTiming unknown | 10 | — |
| Sat, 31 Jul 2004 | Completed event · Finisher · North Channel solo | Swimming | Open-water swimming — North Channel solo | Scotland to Northern Ireland— | 11:25:05VerifiedTiming unknown | — | — |
| Fri, 19 Jul 2002 | Completed event · Finisher · English Channel solo | Swimming | Open-water swimming — English Channel solo | England to France— | 11h 42mVerifiedTime recorded to minutes · Timing unknown | — | — |
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