Courtesy of Vibes & Scribes Lee Swim in Cork, Ireland.
The Lee Swim that runs through the centre of the City of Cork is one of the top open water swimming events in Ireland and the world, not only for its history, but also for its exceedingly rare course.
Spectators line both sides of the Lee Swim course that takes an interesting and unusual twist at the end. The race runs 1700 meters downstream and then transforms itself to a 300-meter upstream finish.
One of the World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims and part of the 2015-2016 World Open Water Swimming Series, it attracted over 500 participants to its 100th centennial anniversary swim in July 2014.
Historical photo is from the 1951 event.
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