Cold water specialist Nuala Moore: 'The greatest danger was to live a mediocre life'

While some may deem her swimming challenges as dangerous, Nuala Moore would rather take them on than ‘live a mediocre life’, writes Afric McGlinchey

Nuala Moore has five ice swimming championships worldwide, two Guinness World Records to her name, and multiple other awards

Are you trying to be more adventurous for 2024? Maybe you got a Dryrobe for Christmas and are planning to get more sea swims into your routine. One lady who can inspire us all is cold water specialist, Nuala Moore.

Born in Dingle, Co Kerry, Moore felt at home in the sea from a very young age. For a Sunday treat, her father, a fisherman, would take Nuala, her siblings and their friends out into the harbour in his boat. From there, they would jump into the water and swim to shore. By the age of nine, determined not to be left behind, Moore was swimming around the headland after her older brother and his friends.