Ted Keenan
Ted Keenan was from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. He was the first Irish man to swim the English Channel, the North Channel and the Bristol Channel and set a record that still stands as of 2017.
Keenan died in 2013 and a year later was posthumously awarded the Sporting Great accolade at The Impartial Reporter Sport's Awards.
In 2017 his achievements were celebrated with an exhibition at the Fermanagh County Museum from 1 July.
Main Achievements
- 1972 he became the first Irish man to swim the English Channel
- 1973 swam the North Channel
- 1975 swam the Bristol Channel broke the record
Awards
- 2004 Sporting Great accolade at The Impartial Reporter Sport's Awards
- 1984 Inducted in "Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame" Fort Lauderdale, Florida