Women’s Winners 1967-Present

Year	Winner	Club
1967	Catherine Stecker	Cormorant
1968	Helen Sterry	Guinness
1969	Carmel Satel	Cormorant
1970	Brenda McGrory	Cormorant
1971	Terry Mason	Otter
1972	Brenda McGrory	Cormorant
1973	Bernadette Byrne	Guinness
1974	Barbara Conway	Glenalbyn
1975	Michelle Garway	Glenalbyn
1976	Antonette Finlay	Terenure
1977	Deirdre Harkness	Dublin
1978	Cliona Johnstone	Cormorant
1979	Ann Cummins	Cormorant
1980	Sarah O’Doherty	Glenalbyn
1981	Audrey Martin	Dundrum
1982	Linda Howard	Dundrum
1983	Jacqueline Whelan	Dublin
1984	Mariead Doran	Dublin
1985	Hilda Grace	Dundrum
1986	Helen Fitzgerald	Half Moon
1987	Tara Gerrard	Dundrum
1988	Sarah Bolger	Trojan
1989	Louise Keough	Glenalbyn
1990	Sandra Trappe	Dublin
1991	Sandra Trappe	Dublin
1992	Marianne Comer	Otter
1993	Jennifer Nestor	Trojan
1994	Maeve Chaney	Polar Bears
1995	Claire O’Dwyer	Dublin
1996	Heidi Kinsela	Glenalbyn
1997	Susanne Kelly	Otter
1998	Clare MacDonough	Terenure
1999	Rachael Lee	Guinness
2000	Karen Molloy	Claremorris
2001	Carl Finlay	Half Moon
2002	Tracey Telfort	Phoenix
2003	Helena Butterfield	Glenalbyn
2004	Niamh Dunne	Dublin
2005	Siobhan O’Brien	NAC Masters
2006	Linda Clarke	Glenalbyn
2007	Annmarie Kendrick	Phoenix
2008	Julie Roche	Wicklow
2009	Anne McAdam	Phoenix
2010	Lisa Howley	Glanalbyn
2011	Lucy Gaynor	Glenalbyn SC
2012	Afric Creedon	NAC Masters
2013	Rachel Galvin	Coolmine SC
2014	Lilly O’Brien	Corrib
2015	Roisin Hennessey	Wicklow SC
2016	Yvonne McCarthy	Eastern Bay
2017	Sarah Browne	Glenalbyn
2018	Clodagh Kiernan	Garda
2019	Evonne Hogan

Report

The Dun Laoghaire Harbour Race, along with the Dublin City Liffey Swim are the two most prestigious races in the Leinster Open Sea Calendar, and the ones all Open Sea Swimmers want to win. Leinster Open Sea hasdescribed winning one of the two as like winning an All-Ireland Medal.

Thee has been a different winner in the Women’s almost every year since the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Race has been scheduled since 1967, with the exception of Sandra Trappe of Dublin, who won back-to-back races in 1990 and 1991.

References

Websites

[1] Leinster Open Sea (2018) Dun Laoghaire Harbour Race [Internet] Available from: http://www.leinsteropensea.ie/harbour-race/ [Accessed 8 July 2020]

[2] How Did You Swim? (2020) Leinster Open Sea Results 2019 Winners [Internet] Available from: https://www.howdidyouswim.com/ [Accessed 8 July 2020]

Images

[3] Leinster Open Sea Swimming Facebook (2019) Profile Picture, February 2, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/50995821_2279274865430364_8243350097220337664_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=bq2Y3W4_ArIAX-bvISZ&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=ec3231a2db2ba9747f497160007a81bb&oe=5F2B32D1 [Accessed 8 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoimhe Mullaney

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 8 July 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.