Ted Keenan

Ted Keenan
Personal information
Born1934 (1934)
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
DiedSeptember 24, 2013(2013-09-24) (aged 78–79)
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Sport
SportSwimming

Ted Keenan (1934–24 September 2013[1]) was from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. He was the first Irish man to swim the English Channel, the North Channel and the Bristol Channel and set a record that still stands as of 2017.[2]

Keenan died in 2013 and a year later was posthumously awarded the Sporting Great accolade at The Impartial Reporter Sport's Awards.[1]

In 2017 his achievements were celebrated with an exhibition at the Fermanagh County Museum from 1 July.[3]

Main Achievements

  • 1972 he became the first Irish man to swim the English Channel (18 hours 11 minutes)
  • 1973 swam the North Channel (18 hours 27 minutes)
  • 1975 swam the Bristol Channel (14 hours 26 minutes) broke the record

Awards

  • 2004 Sporting Great accolade at The Impartial Reporter Sport's Awards
  • 1984 Inducted in "Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame" Fort Lauderdale, Florida[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Death of swimming legend Ted Keenan". Impartial Reporter. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Ted Keenan exhibition to celebrate swimming legend's career". Impartial Reporter. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  3. ^ "'The Legend Ted Keenan – Triple Channel Swimmer (1934 – 2013)' exhibition opens at Fermanagh County Museum – Fermanagh & Omagh District Council". Fermanagh & Omagh District Council. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  4. ^ "Honorees by Year – IMSHOF". imshof.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.