Jessica Purcell wins women’s race while Paul Mulvehill takes the men’s prize on a glorious Saturday afternoon In Dublin
Jessica Purcell (red hat) and Sarah Coughlan celebrate after placing first and second respectively in the Swim Ireland 104th Liffey Swim. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho
Sat Sept 07 2024 - 23:56
Sixteen-year-old Jessica Purcell finished first in the women’s event of the Swim Ireland 104th Liffey Swim in Dublin on Saturday.
Now running for more than a century, the Dublin City Liffey Swim starts at Rory O’More Bridge at Watling Street, near the Guinness brewery’s Liffey-facing gate, and ends at North Wall Quay, before the Custom House.
Paul Mulvehill, from the Aer Lingus Masters club, won the men’s race.
A view of the women’s race as it passes the Ha’penny Bridge. Photograph: Inpho/Ben Brady
