By Darragh BerminghamA Cork woman has expressed her delight at becoming the first ever person to swim from Mizen Head to the Fastnet Rock Lighthouse. Carrigaline’s Marie Watson completed the 18 kilometre swim in just under six hours on Wednesday. Marie Watson swam from Mizen Head to Fastnet Rock on 5 September and was the first person to attempt and 18km swim which she achieved in 5 hours and 51 mins. Seeking a new challenge, Marie contacted the Fastnet Swim team towards the end of last year. “I really had fantastic support from everyone involved, I can’t thank them enough.

Source: Evening echo September 07, 2018 14:26 UTC