Hundreds dive in for Cork’s historic Lee Swim

More than 500 swimmers braved the waters of the River Lee in Cork on Saturday as part of the annual 2km Lee Swim.

Cork Masters Swimming Club and Cork Lions Club run the swim annually as a charity event. The Lee Swim was a major event in the sporting calendar during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

However, due to deteriorating water quality in the River Lee, the event was moved to Monkstown in the 1950s.