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THOSE who thought that Kilkee was the preferred place of Limerick people to just “hang out” and relax were forced to think again on Satur- day last as a group from the Limer- ick Masters Swimming Club hosted a 12-hour swimathon around Kilkee er MA
The 250-mile swimathon began at Qam and finished at 9pm, as water wrinkled bodies emerged from the salty water.
The day-long event was organised to raise funds and awareness for the charity Muscular Dystrophy Ireland.
The swimathon was also organised as a training session for eight brave swimmers from the Limerick Mas- ters Swimming Club, including one from Clare, who are preparing to cross the English Channel in mid- September, weather permitting. This is also to raise funds for the MDI OitTeIA
These channel swimmers were in the water of Kilkee Bay for a total of
four hours during the west Clare part of the fundraiser.
MDI Lily O’Brien’s_ chocolates were also sold on the day.
Philip Mudge, a member of the Channel Swim Team, said all the swimmers have been training ex- tremely hard over the past year and are “100 per cent dedicated to raising as much money as possible to fund Muscular Dystrophy Ireland’s Medi- cal Research Fund.”
The two relay teams of four people will be swimming across one of the
busiest shipping lanes in the world and facing seasickness, jelly fish and severe cold waters.
Joe T Mooney, CEO of Muscular Dystrophy Ireland, added, “we would like to sincerely thank the Limer- ick Masters Swimming Club Relay Team for organising the swimathon and their remarkable commitment to high endurance training really de- serves a huge amount of admiration as they raise awareness and money for medical research into the cond1- tion Duchenne MD”.