Stories of swimming straits and lakes by Irish/NZ ultra-marathon swimmer Gráinne Moss
On 15th July 2023 I swam around Manhattan Island at night. Here is a blog and a playlist to accompany a spectacular journey. Around Manhattan Island Swim Playlist Song 1: Welcome to New York – Taylor Swift - An Amazingly Generous Offer Welcome to New York! And what a welcome it was. We had booked … Continue reading Around Manhattan- The Backstroke Under the Bridges Swim
Catalina Channel is a 32.5km nighttime swim from Catalina Island to Los Angeles, one of the Oceans 7 and also one of three swims that make up the Triple Crown (English Channel, Catalina Channel and Around Manhattan). It is unique in that it is not tide dependent, so you book an actual date and the … Continue reading Catalina – The Family Affair Channel Swim
Aloha: meaning: Aloha is an essence of being, love, peace, compassion and a mutual understanding of respect. Aloha means living in harmony with the people and land around you with mercy, sympathy, grace and kindness. So how has Hawaii the “Aloha State” have one of the scariest Oceans 7 swims? I thought of this swim … Continue reading Channel of Bones – The “Aloha” Swim
The beginning I love being able to support other swimmers and was thrilled on the 9th January to get a very polite message from Adriana asking me “would I be interested and potentially available to crew for my Taupō swim”. I replied “I would love to be part of the team” and received a very … Continue reading “I might want Maccas”- Supporting Adriana Milne on her conquest of Lake Taupō
The Irish Triple Crown of open water was announced in 2021. It consists of Galway Bay, Fastnet and North Channel. As many of you know I started my marathon swimming career long before 2021 and long before the Triple Crown was announced. I had completed Galway Bay back in 1986, at the age of 16 … Continue reading The Irish Triple Crown- Stunning Swims and a Stunning Crown
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