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Fastest crossing of the North Channel by prone paddleboard

Fastest crossing of the North Channel by prone paddleboard
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Who
Oisín McGrath
What
3:58:02 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)
Where
United Kingdom (Portpatrick)
When
07 July 2024
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The fastest crossing of the North Channel by prone paddleboard is 3 hours 58 minutes 2 seconds, achieved by Oisín McGrath (Ireland), starting from Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and ending at Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, on 7 July 2024. The journey was piloted by Jack Boyle of Infinity Channel Swimming on board Ānantya.

McGrath departed from the Gobbins cliffs at Islandmagee at 6.32 a.m. and arrived on the rocky coast just south of Portpatrick Harbour at 10.30 a.m..

As per Irish Long Distance Swimming Association (ILDSA) rules, the route must follow the Admiralty Chart 2198, Southern Part, which measures 18.6 nautical miles (21.5 miles; 35 kilometres); in total, McGrath logged a distance of 37.3 km (20.1 nautical miles; 23.1 miles).

This smashed the previous record of 4 hours 55 minutes 15 seconds set by Mark Walton (Ireland) on 1 July 2022.