Gallery & Results: Skerries Triathlon 2023
Fingal Triathlon Club’s Skerries Triathlon marked its 40th Anniversary yesterday with a celebration of swim, bike and run for all ages.
AN INCREDIBLE 40 YEARS
The event at Skerries was an inspiring celebration of the origins of our sport, and honoured not only swim, bike and run but also the start of modern triathlon in Ireland. Event founder Maurice Mullins, who started Skerries Triathlon in 1983, was honoured for his work in the sport and remembered throughout the day.
Tullamore TC’s Michael Carroll returned to Skerries to compete for the first time since taking part in 1983, and came second in his age group! Michael describes his experience at the 1983 event;
“Very different, much shorter. We were all just completely making it up as we went along really. I can just remember it was a very hot day. I was last out of the water and I wasn’t cycling at the time but I did make up some time on the bike. I was a good runner so I finished ninth eventually after the run.”
“Maurice Mullins was a brilliant man, I remember him well he was such a character. A lovely man, I got to know him over the years after that. It was the start of my journey and I’ve really loved it all the way.”
Skerries Triathlon founder Maurice Mullins on his way to completing the first IRONMAN distance event in Ireland in Skerries in 1987.
“We are delighted to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Skerries Triathlon which was organised by Maurice Mullins on July 3rd, 1983 and it is a tribute to his legacy that the Skerries Triathlon continues to this day,” said Fingal Triathlon Club Race Director, Darragh Farrelly.
TRIATHLON NATIONAL SERIES & AQUABIKE NATIONAL CHAMPS
Belpark’s Andy Grehan and Ellen Murphy were the winners of the Triathlon National Series event. Donal Mongey (Naas TC) and Megan Roberts (Piranha) in second, and Luke McMullan (Belpark) and Charlotte Moore in third.
Maeve Gallagher and Philip Castles are your 2023 Aquabike National Champions. Danielle O’Riordan and Ross Hamilton in second, Cathy Cunningham and Ciaran Denvir in third.
See below James Lawlor’s gallery of images from the Triathlon National Series and Aquabike National Champs, we’ll have more to come from these races and from the Youth Series, supported by Costcutter. Don’t forget all of our Event Galleries can now be accessed both on our website, and the Triathlon Ireland Membership App.
FULL RESULTS FROM CHIPIT.IE
*The women’s Triathlon National Series results have been updated from those originally published due to a timing chip error.
