Swimmer dedicates feat to grandmother

THE youngest Irish person to swim the English Channel has dedicated his record-breaking feat to his late grandmother.

Swimmer dedicates feat to grandmother

Owen O’Keefe, 16, from Fermoy in Co Cork, swam the channel on Monday in 10 hours and 19 minutes.

As well as becoming the youngest Irish person to complete the 21-mile crossing, the St Colman’s student also set the third fastest Channel crossing time for an Irish swimmer.

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