Waterways Ireland welcomes the initiative of Maureen McCoy and Paul McCambridge to bring their ‘Couch to 5km Swim Challenge’ to Lough Erne. A new and exciting outdoor swimming venture, the 10 week programme is designed to bring swimmers out of the pool and into the open water. The scheme will run over five fortnightly sessions from June to August 2017 and will provide swimmers with the knowledge, skills and training to ultimately complete a 5km Swim event.
Beautiful Lough Erne is the perfect location for swimmers to train or explore the many islands. The coaches are Maureen McCoy an English Channel soloist and Paul McCambridge a North Channel relay swimmer. Both Maureen and Paul will guide swimmers through from the first outdoor swim to competing in this challenging event.
The Couch to 5 Km Swim Challenge is aimed at swimmers of varied levels who wish to either start swimming outdoors or improve their fitness and speed for events. The coaches have designed a programme that will challenge each swimmer and allow them to acquire new skills, no matter what their starting point.
The five fortnightly sessions will take place on Saturdays starting on the 3rd June and will increase in intensity with the aim of completing a 5km swim in August, 2017. There is a fee of £30 for participation. Register your interest by emailing
