Fergal Somerville – Near FM

8th Eastern Bay International Ice Mile Swim 2020

admin January 24, 2020

Fergal Somerville, local resident, member of the Ice Swimming Hall of Fame and the Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, talks to Noel McGuinness about this year’s Invitational International Ice Mile Swim organised by the Eastern Bay Swim Team. This year the…

International Ice Mile Swim 3rd February 2018

admin January 29, 2018

Fergal Somerville is a local resident whose accolades include swimming the English Channel in 2011 and the North Channel in 2013. He is a member of the Eastern Bay Swim Team and Irish Ambassador to the International Ice Swimming Association. In this…

Successful swim of the North Channel

admin June 21, 2013

Fergal Somerville joined Noel McGuinness in the studio and shared some of his inspiring 12 hour and 21 minute swim in the North Channel. Somerville was one of only 14 to complete the challenging course. He achieved numerous records, which included being…

Lough Dan Ice Swim

admin March 1, 2013

Six Irish swimmers have now joined the ranks of the International Ice Swim Association. Fergal Somerville talks to Noel McGuinness on Northside2Day about the ice swim in Lough Dan on 24th February which allowed them to qualify as members of the International…

International “Nice” Swim

admin January 31, 2013

Fergal Somerville explains to Noel McGuinness that the temperature of the water at the Bull Wall Dollymount was higher than expected last Saturday – it was 7.2 degrees celsius – and, though the challenging swim went ahead, it did not qualify as…

Fergal Somerville and the North Channel Swim

admin July 25, 2012

Fergal Somerville tells Noel McGuinness about his recent attempt to swim from Donaghadee, Co. Down across the North Channel to the coast of Scotland. He describes how the weather turned against him and after one and a half hours into the swim…