UPDATE - Issue 20 - Winter 2004
John Ryan swims Lough
Upper Lough Erne, situated on the Crom Estate near Enniskillen, (where the 6th Earl of Erne resides), was the place John Ryan learnt to swim as a child. So when he decided to raise money for Prostate Research Campaign UK by doing a sponsored swim he went back to his childhood home.
The Crom Estate, belongs to the National Trust and comprises almost 2000 acres of woodland, wetlands, farmland and parkland. Lough Erne also has the largest semi-natural oak woodland remaining in Ireland and one of the most important freshwater habitats in the British Isles.
So on a typical summer's day in late August, John Ryan, uncle of Dr Peter Amoroso, swam across Lough Erne. The water was cold but with the help of Ian McCauley from the National Trust who organised the safety boat, life guard and a much needed wet suit both he and Ian set off and swam across the lake.
With the help of friends and relatives he raised £1200 for charity, of which we received £400!
Well done John !