12th Limerick Island swim

Limerick's Island Swim 3.8k Challenge is one of the Midwest's greatest sporting events.

Awarded the Best Organised Open Water Swim in Ireland 2025 by the ILDSA. 

This challenge will never be the same twice with one year an easy swim to the next one of the hardest swims in Ireland. 

While swimming this you will pass some historical sites such as Barrington's Hospital, Ba'als Bridge, The canal where Guinness was delivered to the midwest and that is just in the first 500m. Before heading up the famous Abbey River where the local angling cots were invented, passing Athlunkard Boat club. While on the way back you get to see Thomond Park, the way only swimmers get to see it, King John Castle, and the town hall before finishing at the site where the first Vikings set foot in Limerick. And to top it off, why not get a view of St. Mary's Cathedral where the last king of Munster once had his Throne, and a view down the Shannon River, where your next stop is America. 

First-time swimmers must have completed a 3k open water swim before doing the Island swim challenge.