"It's really good. I can't believe it." The only other Irish swimmer to win an Olympic swimming title was women's triple champion Michelle Smith in 1996, and Wiffen was also Northern Ireland's ...

The teeth may have been chattering but the smiles were still wide for the incredible 150 men, women and children ... in popularity for sea swimming means the Irish are a much hardier lot!

Carli Cronk is only a freshman for the Fighting Irish at Notre Dame University ... the 15th fastest time in the country with her amazing swim. The 400 IM is a race where you swim 100 yards ...

Barry, who has his eyes set on another shark-infested swim in March - told the Irish Sun: “I got in and just had to put the thoughts of sharks out of my mind. “But it’s not easy as I knew ...