Brian Foster (17, Ireland, MSF bio here) completed the first two-way crossing of the North Channel by a man in 24 hours 50 minutes in 14°C water (10 hours 32 minutes on the first leg and 14 hours 17 minutes on his second leg) in September 2024. Only the renowned Sarah Thomas has achieved a similar two-way crossing of the North Channel in 2022 in 21 hours 48 minutes.
On August 12th, he completed the first 57.6 km three-way crossing of Fastnet in Ireland in history with a 15 hour 48 minute crossing at the age of 17. The Fastnet Lighthouse (from Old Norse: Hvasstann-ey meaning “sharp-tooth isle” or Carraig Aonair in Irish meaning “solitary rock / lone rock”) is a small island in the Atlantic Ocean and the most southerly point of Ireland.
Yesterday, the 17 completed a two-way crossing of Galway Bay in 6 hours 29 minutes to complete the first double Irish Triple Crown in history.
From a young age swimming around Sandycove Island, Foster has always been making records. And he is still young.
His wisdom, maturity, and humility was evident in conversation with the chairperson of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Ned Denison in the video above.
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