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Born | 1934 Enniskillen, Northern Ireland |
Died | September 24, 2013 Enniskillen, Northern Ireland | (aged 78–79)
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Sport | Swimming |
Ted Keenan (1934–24 September 2013 [1]) 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. [2]
Keenan died in 2013 and a year later was posthumously awarded the Sporting Great accolade at The Impartial Reporter Sport's Awards. [1]
In 2017 his achievements were celebrated with an exhibition at the Fermanagh County Museum from 1 July. [3]