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Saturday with John Toal: Wild Swimming, Atlantic Rowing and Walking the Ulster Way

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Wild Swimming, Atlantic Rowing and Walking the Ulster Way

10/06/2017

BBC Radio Ulster - Saturday with John Toal, Wild Swimming, Atlantic Rowing and Walking the Ulster Way

Wild swimming, Atlantic rowing and walking the Ulster Way.

Maureen McCoy and Patrick Taggart extol the benefits of wild swimming, Dermot Breen talks about his 38-day pilgrimage around the Ulster Way, and Paul cooks pork salad with apple.

Cross-channel swimmer Maureen McCoy and 'aqua Buddhist' Patrick Taggart extol the benefits of wild swimming and pick some of their favourite local rivers, lakes and seaside spots for swimming outdoors this summer. Extreme environment athlete Gavan Hennigan has recently returned from rowing solo across the Atlantic and joins us live to talk about this and many of the other endurance feats he's undertaken since turning his life around after a dark period of alcohol and drug misuse. Malachy Mallon from the award-winning Dolphin fish and chip shop in Dungannon has just finished a 1,500-mile cycle around the UK to raise funds for The Fishermen's Mission, a charity to provide help and support to fisherman and their families. Also in the studio, Dermot Breen who set out on a 38-day pilgrimage around the Ulster Way. The book he's written about it, The Edge, reveals the physical and emotional highs and lows of this 600-mile journey. Plus Paula McIntyre prepares pork salad with apple, radish, ginger and elderflower accompanied by an elderflower and hibiscus cordial, and there is live music from singer-songwriter Jamie Neish.

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