Sanctuary Runners take to the sea with open-water swimming lessons for locals and refugees
Rita Idanobo and Esmeraldo Tavares Ng celebrate after completing the Sanctuary Swimmers pilot programme on Myrtleville beach.
The award-winning charity Sanctuary Runners, which uses sport to foster integration, hopes to make a big splash with its new open-water swimming venture.
The not-for-profit movement, hailed at UN and European Commission level for its work uniting people across Ireland, hopes to bring locals together with refugees and migrants living in direct provision to learn how to swim in the ocean.
