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Rachael Lee

Level 2 Swim Coach / Level 2 STA Open Water Swim Coach / Level 2 Swim Ireland Open Water Swim Coach

2023 Second (Overall – skins) Irish National Championships 5km

2023 Winner (Overall) Ireland’s Eye Island Swim 2.5km

2023 Second Female (Overall – skins) Sailfish Lanzarote 5km

2022 Winner Female ( Joint Second Overall – skins) Limerick Island Swim 3.8km

2022 Second Female (Overall – skins) Oceanman Lanzarote 5km

2021 Winner (Overall – skins) Limerick Island Swim 3.8km

2021 Winner (Overall) Swim Ireland Balbriggan Swim 1.8km

2020 Awarded ‘Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer, for outstanding accomplishments and achievements in the sport of Marathon Swimming’

2019 World Record North Channel Fastest One Way 3-Person Relay Crossing 9hrs 20mins 40secs (from Donaghadee, Co. Down in Ireland to Portpatrick in Scotland)

The new world record was set on July 29th by Ocean Breakers (Rachael, Tom & Ronan)

2019 Winner (F) Vibes and Scribes Lee Swim 2km

2019 Winner (F) Escape From Ireland’s Eye Swim 2km

2019 Winner (F) Aura Boyne Swim 3km

2019 Mandatory Endurance Qualifier for North Channel Relay

2019 Winner (F) Battle of Carlingford Lough Swim 7.5km

2018 Winner (F) BLDSA Lake Windermere Swim 17km

2018 National Champion Lough Dan Mountain Lake Swim 5km

2018 Winner (F) Ulster Championship Camlough Lake Swim 10km

2018 New Irish Record (400 Free, AG35+) Ulster Masters 

2017 Woman of the Year Award, Outsider Magazine

2016 Winner, Open Water Swimmer of the Year Award, Swim Ireland

2016 New Irish Record (unbeaten) Fastest Person English Channel Solo Swim, 9hrs 40min

2016 Winner (F) BLDSA Champion of Champions Dover Harbour Swim 14.5km

2015 Overall Winner BLDSA Champion of Champions Dover Harbour Swim 14.5km

2015 Winner (F) River Lee Swim

2015 Winner (F) River Boyne Swim

2014 Winner (F) Lough Dan Mountain Lake 5km

2014 Winner (F, off scratch) The Liffey Swim

2014 Winner (F) Lake Zurich Swim 26.6km

2011 National Champion Lough Erne Swim 17km

2011 Winner (F) BLDSA Lake Windermere Swim 17km

2011 Winner (F) Lough Sheelin Swim 17km

2008 New Irish Record, 2-Way Relay, English Channel Swim (Dublin Fire Brigade)

Tom Healy

Level 2 STA Open Water Swim Coach

2022 Second (Overall– skins) Limerick Island Swim 3.8km

2021 Winner (Overall – wetsuit) Limerick Island Swim 3.8km

2019 World Record North Channel Fastest One Way 3-Person Relay Crossing 9hrs 20mins 40secs (from Donaghadee, Co. Down in Ireland to Portpatrick in Scotland)

The new world record was set on July 29th by Ocean Breakers (Rachael, Tom & Ronan)

2019 Third Place (M) Vibes and Scribes Lee Swim 2km

2019 Winner (M) Escape From Ireland’s Eye Swim 2km

2019 Winner (M) Aura Boyne Swim 3km

2019 Mandatory Endurance Qualifier for North Channel Relay

2018 Winner (M) BLDSA Lake Windermere Swim 17km

2018 Winner (M) Ulster Championship Camlough Lake Swim 10km

2016 Winner (M) BLDSA Champion of Champions Dover Harbour Swim 14.5km

2012 Winner (M) Lough Dan Mountain Lake Swim 10km

2012 Winner (M) Lough Sheelin Swim 15km

2012 Winner (M) River Lee Swim

2012 New Irish Record (held 2012 – 2016), Fastest Male, English Channel Solo Swim 9hrs 51min

2011 Winner (M) Lake Zurich Swim 26.6km

2011 Winner (M) Lough Sheelin Swim 17km

2008 New Irish Record, 2-Way Relay, English Channel Swim (Dublin Fire Brigade)

1999 Winner Dun Laoghaire Harbour Swim

1995 National Champion 200m, 400m and 800m Freestyle

Ronan Joyce

Level 2 STA Open Water Swim Coach

2021 2nd Place (Skins) Limerick Island Swim 3.8km

2021 3rd Place (Overall) Swim Ireland Balbriggan Swim 1.8km

2019 World Record North Channel Fastest One Way 3-Person Relay Crossing 9hrs 20mins 40secs (from Donaghadee, Co. Down in Ireland to Portpatrick in Scotland)

The new world record was set on July 29th by Ocean Breakers (Rachael, Tom & Ronan)

2019 Age Group Winner (M) Vibes and Scribes Lee Swim 2km

2019 2nd Place (M) Escape From Ireland’s Eye Swim 2km

2019 2nd Place (M) Aura Boyne Swim 3km

2019 Mandatory Endurance Qualifier for North Channel Relay

2019 Winner (M) Battle of Carlingford Lough Swim 7.5km

2018 3rd Place (M) BLDSA Lake Windermere Swim 17km

2018 Winner (M) Lough Dan Mountain Lake Swim 5km

2018 2nd Place (M) Ulster Championship Camlough Lake Swim 10km

2008 12th Place Manhattan Island 28miles

2005 Solo English Channel Swim

2004 2-Way Relay English Channel

2004 Winner Inis Boffin Swim

2004 Winner Killary Harbour 12miles

2003 2nd Place Inis Boffin Swim

1995 World Student Games Fukuoka Japan

1993 Winner Irish Senior Championship 50m freestyle

1991/1990/1989 Winner Irish Schools International

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Tom, Rachael & Ronan

OCEAN BREAKERS email: info@oceanbreakers.ie / phone: 086 0834726 COACHING YOU SWIMSPIRATION TO MASTER THE OPEN WATER!