{"id":568999,"date":"2023-09-21T04:14:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T11:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=568999"},"modified":"2023-09-21T08:15:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T15:15:34","slug":"unsinkable-an-inspirational-and-triumphant-must-read-for-swimmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/unsinkable-an-inspirational-and-triumphant-must-read-for-swimmers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Unsinkable&#8217;: An Inspirational and Triumphant Must-Read for Swimmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When <strong>Alan Corcoran<\/strong> learned of his father&#8217;s death, he was devastated.<\/p>\n<p>Cancer had taken one of the most important people in his life and the adventure athlete wanted to do something meaningful to honor his father.<\/p>\n<p>Cororan decided to attempt to swim the length of Ireland, a 500K swim, to raise money for cancer research to honor his father, <strong>Milo Corcoran<\/strong>, the former president of the Football Association of Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unsinkable&#8221; is the story of the swim from the death of his father to the training, to the what turned out to be 710K swim in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Corcoran attempted the swim, which failed because the support boat sank after 210K. In 2019, he was able to swim the full 500K from the Giant&#8217;s Causeway in Antrim to Tramore in Waterford ma<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_569001\" style=\"width: 319px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569001\" data-attachment-id=\"569001\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/unsinkable-an-inspirational-and-triumphant-must-read-for-swimmers\/david-murphy_dsc_5692\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/David-Murphy_DSC_5692-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"David Murphy_DSC_5692\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;David Murphy_DSC_5692&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: David Murphy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/David-Murphy_DSC_5692-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/David-Murphy_DSC_5692-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-569001\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/David-Murphy_DSC_5692-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"David Murphy_DSC_5692\" width=\"309\" height=\"221\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-569001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alan Corcoran. Photo Courtesy: David Murphy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>king the total journey 710K.<\/p>\n<p>The story obviously is inspiring in itself, but what makes the book so special is the writing style. It is written as a memoir and has a perfect balance of detail and feeling, without the writing going over the top.<\/p>\n<p>That makes the story even more captivating and difficult to put down.<\/p>\n<p>The whole journey is here, from start to finish, and each part brings a new level to the story as it builds to the conclusion and the triumphant swim.<\/p>\n<p>This is a must read for not only swimming fans, but anyone who needs an inspirational, and entertaining, story about family and triumph.<\/p>\n<p>Many others have written praise for this inspiring work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hilarious, inspiring, and utterly madcap,&#8221; said Anna Deacon and Vicky Allan, authors of &#8220;The Art of Wild Swimming series and Taking the Plunge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Belfast Telegraph wrote it was &#8220;Well-written, passionate, and moving.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The story has also been told in movie form as &#8220;Unsinkable&#8221; earned five awards and was shown around the world at film festivals.<\/p>\n<p>Order the book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unsinkable-Cancer-Five-Boats-710-Kilometre-ebook\/dp\/B0CBNQBN43\/ref=sr_1_15?crid=3TL0EOPQBBXMB&amp;keywords=unsinkable&amp;qid=1693676772&amp;sprefix=unsinkable%2Caps%2C129&amp;sr=8-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More open water news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swim-across-america-payton-de-la-cruz-to-swim-rhode-island-event-for-cancer-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Alan Corcoran learned of his father&#8217;s death, he was devastated. 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