Epic Irish Swim | Ocean Swimming With GCN's Conor Dunne

A Global Cycling Network presenter doing a swimming video!? Yep, that's right! Ex-professional cyclist Conor Dunne has many Grand Tours under his belt, but this time he's taking on a new challenge by swimming 5km in the Irish Sea to Helvick Harbour! ⁠Here's how he got on!

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[cianh]

We've seen Conor Cycle (obviously) and swimming, now it's time I think we get him to do a Triathlon!🇮🇪

[davepratt]

Getting Brother in Law Nigel's opinion on the swim would have been priceless.

[oliviant]

Connor is an excellent presenter!, his love for Ireland and his excitement make his videos enjoyable. Nice to see a GCN presenter in the GTN channel!

[kelvinpoh]

If I remember correctly, this is the second video where GTN has drawn attention towards environmental protection. This is what I love about this channel!

[leeoien]

I am pretty sure that Conor has a side-hustle with the Ireland Board of Tourism! :)

[Solarsystem]

Love your country Connor. I am from Costa Rica and I have an Irish heart, cant explain why. It might be U2's music, or those guinness pints .. who knows!

[waveworldcloneabeach]

Great video guys :-) Well done everyone! It was great having you at Waveworld Conor - see you next year!!!

[leandrosgodoy]

Conor please sign up for IM Ireland next year and let us see how you prepare for it, would be another epic adventure!!! I always enjoy your videos!! 🍀🇨🇮

[mariaogorman]

Such a great adventure, Tried & Tested Tri Club Dungarvan are delighted to support Conor- looking forward to him competing next year, this video is a great showcase of the beauty we have on our doorstep here

[nigelstanley]

Hank and Conor trying to outdo each other with epic feats of madness. Haha. Well done.

[speckles]

Connor! Great job! I didn't expect that from you.
Kudos to your mates as well.
Open water beats pool by light years.

[cycleSCUBA]

Awesome local support - dolphins included! What a fantastic part of the world. Well done all.

[alansmith]

yaay, One of GCN`s most awesome presenters is getting all triathlony woop :)

[rayme]

clonea Beach. That's my backyard. Feeling blessed to have it 😃

[NexusTorch]

Such a cool feature, get Connor on more GTN!

[sanchezmd]

Create a video on nutrition and hydration when doing long swims in open water please? :) Great job on the video by the way! I loved just seeing Connor's swim-loving side!

[joanneleyva]

I love any content that involves Conor. His videos are so much fun. How did he ever find a wet suit for being so tall?

[thomasmccormack]

Who votes Conor for an ultra marathon! Like if you agree!!

[Gormador]

"If I wanted to go any further than that"
Why would you, though?! That was quite epic enough, thank you very much :-D

[paulmcclean]

Great video Conor. Maybe I’ll see you on the start line for a Triathlon Ireland event next year!