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TRALEE Bay Swimming Club are holding two open days from 9am to 12pm this coming Saturday and Sunday, May 7th and 8th. Anyone interested in getting into sea swimming is invited to come along and find out about the club’s activities. Members are also encouraged to come along and register […]

TRALEE Bay Swimming Club is urging the public to take time to vote for their members in the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association’s annual awards. A number of their members have been nominated in an array of categories and voting is very simple. Just click on the following link, find […]

AN amazing 51 swimmers took to the water on Saturday morning to swim from Derrymore to Fenit in the ‘Across The Bay Challenge’. Organised by Tralee Bay Swimming Club, the swim was held in aid of Fenit RNLI, but there were some individuals and groups raising funds for causes close […]

FENIT bathing slip swimmers maintained a long-standing tradition by once again taking on the ‘12 swims of Christmas.’ Tralee Swimming Club members first took on the challenge 25 years ago and have never since failed to complete it. Over the years they have battled wind, rain, frost, snow and ice […]

TRALEE women were among the winners at a swimming event in Armagh last weekend. Mags O’Sullivan and Elaine Burrows Dillane represented Tralee Bay Swimming Club in the World Cup Ireland Ice Swimming 1Km Championships in Wild Water Armagh last Saturday. Both ladies came first in their category and are members of Tralee […]

MEMBERS of two great Tralee clubs got together on Saturday night for an end of season social and awards night. Tralee Bay Swimming Club and Tralee Triathlon Club have had another great year so the event at the Meadowlands Hotel was a chance to get together and enjoy a night […]

IF you’re out in Fenit for a walk stay away from these guys. According to the Tralee Bay Swimming Club Facebook page, there were a number of Portuguese Man of War spotted on Fenit Island yesterday by a member, Elaine Burrows Dillane. They carry a nasty sting and can be […]

THE Tralee Bay Swimming Club joined forces with The Tralee Triathlon Club this year to celebrate the end of the season and to present awards to all of the worthy winners and the people who dug deep to stand out from the rest. Joining forces was a natural progression as most […]

The World Series The weather has once again caused havoc with our swims resulting in the postponement of our Lighthouse Race . A new date has yet to be chosen as it is difficult to get the tides right for this tough swim. With 2 races left in The World […]

Darkness into Light Swim 51 brave swimmers showed up in Fenit at 4 am Saturday morning to help raise funds for Pieta House. All swimmers had been briefed beforehand and arrived ready to go at 4.15am. Complete with 2 glow sticks each, it made for a spectacular sight as they […]

St Patrick’s Day Swim The traditional start to the 2016 Swimming Season took place on St Patrick’s Morning . 16 swimmers showed up for the opener and all had a great swim . The water temp was 8.5c and Air temp was 8c , but a bitter cold wind made […]

  Christmas Day Swim  The Tralee Bay Swimming Club organised 64th annual Christmas Day Swim in Fenit was another great success . The weather was a bit damp and it put off a few spectators, but over 500 swimmers showed up for the dash n splash . The water temperature […]

SANTA and Mrs Claus showed up in Fenit on Sunday to launch the 64th Annual Christmas Day Swim. He was joined by members of  Tralee Bay Swimming Club who will once again help raise funds the RNLI Fenit Lifeboats. The swim will take place at 12 noon and will begin with the traditional singing of […]

  Date for your Diary The Tralee Bay Swimming Club AGM will take place on Thursday 21st January 2016 . We would request all of our club members to attend, and don’t worry ! You will Not be asked to do a job unless you want to! All of the […]

Annual Awards Night and Social A great night was had last Saturday in The Meadowlands Hotel with over 100 swimmers, friends and family attending our Annual Awards Night. The night kicked off with a great meal and quickly moved on to to The Main Event, the Prizegiving. Most of the […]

OVER 100 swimming enthusiasts  gathered in the Meadowlands Hotel on Saturday for the Tralee Bay Swimming Club annual awards night. After a delicious meal, it was on to the main event of the prizegiving. The Winter Swimmer of The Year was Thomas Brosnan and Best Newcomer was John Quilter. The 2015 […]

By Kevin Williams The Gerald Walsh Memorial Swim: Congratulations and well done to all of the swimmers. The swim was pulled forward an hour to accommodate the inclement weather, however there were still showers as the race took place. The SE wind was minimal . 41 swimmers took part with most […]

By Kevin Williams Blennerville to Fenit Swim …… The swim took place on Saturday last . The weather gods were good to the large group who gathered at The Lock Gates in Blennerville for the start. Scattered clouds and sunshine with a slight chill in the air . The wind […]

The Donald Walsh Memorial Swim The Donald Walsh Swim and BBQ finally took place last Wednesday evening. A huge crowd showed up so a big thank you to all the helpers who showed up on the night to make sure all went smoothly. There were 54 swimmers in the three […]

TRALEE Bay Swimming Club are set to take the plunge this weekend as they get ready to take part in what will be Kerry’s first ever ‘Darkness Into Light Swim’ with funds from this going towards Pieta House. Tralee is amongst the few locations in Kerry that will not be […]

Winter Swimming The winter swimming has been a huge success this year. We had up to 27 swimmers one Sunday with the average amount being 14. All swims were in Togs only and a great craic was had by all during the swima and afterwards enjoying teas, coffees and hot […]

A TRALEE man will attempt to become the oldest ever Irish person to swim the English Channel later this month and only the second Kerry person to complete it. “I’m very confident about doing it. All the hard work has been done in preparation, so I’m looking forward to it,” said […]

Swims The weather was unkind to us last week resulting in the postponement of 2 swims. Round 7 of the World Series was to take place last Wednesday but high winds delayed the swim until last Monday eve. Also The Blennerville to Fenit Swim was postponed until Saturday 13th September […]

THE penultimate round of the World Series takes place this Wednesday , 27th August. The swim will start at the slip at 7.30pm and is scheduled as a short sprint to the beach. With The Swimmer of The Year table being so tight, every second will count on this swim. […]

The Lighthouse. Swim ……. The 6th round of the series was sponsored by Surf n Sail and involved a quick lap of the lighthouse . A strong southerly wind greeted the swimmers , but soon dropped off by race time. The first event to get underway was the boys and […]

The Brendan OCallaghan Cup The 5th swim in The World Series took place lays Wednesday evening in very challenging conditions. A strong south westerly was blowing into the bay . The water however was very warm at 18c . Group C were first to go ,followed closely by B and A , […]

Wheel Rock Swim ….. The 3rd swim in Our World Series took place in fantastic conditions again . The course was from the beach , around the wheel rock and back . Even though the water was calm , the tide was high , making sighting of the rock quite […]

English Channel Relay Club Member, Bernadette White from Tralee, is currently in Dover with the rest of her team Irish Deaf Channel Swimmers to take on a relay swim of The English Channel. They have been training hard all year and the club wishes them the best of luck. Portumna […]

Second Swim – The second swim in. The World Series for The Paddy O’Sullivan Cup, took place last Monday night in spectacular conditions again, with the sun shining and sea flat. There were a total of 85 swimmers taking part with the race starting at the bathing slip, around the […]