Brothers’ deaths prompt Steve to take on swim to Wales for RNLI

The drowning of three brothers who were fishing off Co Waterford has prompted one of the world’s top endurance swimmers to undertake a non-stop swim from Ireland to Wales to raise funds for the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution).

Steve Redmond, 47, the first man in history to complete the gruelling Seven Oceans Swim, is hoping to enter the record books again by becoming the first person to swim non-stop between the two countries.

If weather conditions are right on Aug 23, he hopes to complete the 80km swim from Rosslare to St David’s, Pembrokeshire in 30-35 hours.