Meet daragh morgan

Green silhouette of Ireland with a yellow harp and the text 'Swim Éire 2025' on a black background.

In 2025 Daragh became the first person to Swim around the coastline of Ireland a journey of 1000 miles taking 5 months and 17 days.

Daragh became the first person to swim and run from Galway to Dublin 2023.

Daragh is also the first person to run the length of ireland Mizen to Malin2024and swim the length of Ireland 2025.

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Daragh's Endurance Highlights

  • Howth Head – 15km

  • 40ft to Bray – 16km

  • Malahide to Greystones – 30km

  • Galway Bay (completed 3 times) – 14km each

  • 2km open water swims daily

  • Blackrock to Inis Mór - 43km

SWIMS

  • Mizen Head to Malin Head – 625km

  • Galway to Dublin – 220km

  • 7× sub-3-hour marathons

  • 3× 100km ultramarathons

RUNS

  • Valentia Island to Ballybunion to Dublin – 500km

  • Galway to Dublin (3 times) – 220km each

  • Limerick to Dublin (2 times) – 330km each

BIKE

  • 3× Ironman Triathlons (4km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run)

  • 8× Half Ironman and Olympic Distance Triathlons

SWIM.BIKE.RUN

First-Ever Swim from

Blackrock to Inis Mór — 43km swim

On May 1st, 2025, Daragh Morgan made history by becoming the first person to swim from Blackrock, Salthill to Inis Mór! A daring open-water journey across Galway Bay. This monumental feat marks a powerful start to the Swim Éire challenge and showcases Daragh’s unmatched determination, endurance, and love for Ireland’s wild Atlantic waters.