Participants in the annual charity swim from Saddle Rock to Portmore Pier in aid of the Donegal Hospice and Foyle Hospice. Front, from left, are Conal Morrison, Martin O'Connor, Fr. Peter Deeney, Aidan McKinney, Mark Mullarkey, Colm Kelly and Frank Dunlop. Centre, from left, are Colette Doherty, Ann Marie Coffey, Daniel Conaghan, Sandra McKeeney, Catherine Kelly, Julie Doherty, Hugh McDonald and Ronan Doherty. Back, from left, are Anthony Coffey, Emmet Gibson, Emmet Farren, Aidan Doherty, Paul Doherty, Gerard Stevens and Kevin Farren. (1808C01)

Participants in the annual charity swim from Saddle Rock to Portmore Pier in aid of the Donegal Hospice and Foyle Hospice. Front, from left, are Conal Morrison, Martin O'Connor, Fr. Peter Deeney, Aidan McKinney, Mark Mullarkey, Colm Kelly and Frank Dunlop. Centre, from left, are Colette Doherty, Ann Marie Coffey, Daniel Conaghan, Sandra McKeeney, Catherine Kelly, Julie Doherty, Hugh McDonald and Ronan Doherty. Back, from left, are Anthony Coffey, Emmet Gibson, Emmet Farren, Aidan Doherty, Paul Doherty, Gerard Stevens and Kevin Farren. (1808C01)

RETRO PHOTOS SPECIAL! Malin Head Swim from 2006

These photographs from the Derry Journal archive feature a summer 2006 charity swim at Malin Head in aid of the Donegal Hospice and Foyle Hospice. Participants had to swim from Saddle Rock to Portmore Pier. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? It’s not!

By The Newsroom

Thursday, 5th May 2022, 4:55 pm

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Swimmers on Saddle Rock before setting off on the charity swim to shore. (1808C02)

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Swimmers on Saddle Rock before setting off on the charity swim to shore. (1808C03)

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Emma McKinney and Nicola Harkin keep an eye on swimmers from their canoe. (1808C04)

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Aidan McKinney sets off with a smile. (1808C05)