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We caught up with Ger back in August, as he got ready for a
Having finally happened on October 13th, the unofficial time for Ger’s swim from Catalina Island in the Pacific Ocean to Smuggler’s Cove in Palos Verde on the California coast was 12 hours, 39 minutes and 43 seconds.
“I have never experienced that kind of pitch black darkness on a swim,” Ger told The Bray People after his latest fundraiser for The Gavin Glynn Foundation.
To keep him going, Ger thought of Freya, the latest child in need being helped by the foundation.
Not that these were the only sea mammals
And when it came to his latest swim, the last-minute call for an extra crew member aboard the Pacific Star was answered by Kilcoole man abroad Alun Kinsella, who now lives in California.
California, here he comes…
aving swum the English Channel in 2018 and from Manhattan Island to New York in 2019, 
Ger Devin has now completed his Nutter Trilogy.
aving swum the English Channel in 2018 and from Manhattan Island to New York in 2019, 
Ger Devin has now completed his Nutter Trilogy.By swimming 34km from Catalina Island to the California coastline.
Be. The. Jellyfish.
We caught up with Ger back in August, as he got ready for a 
challenge a little closer to home – swimming at The Men’s for 8 hours solid – and his thoughts were already firmly on his American adventure.
challenge a little closer to home – swimming at The Men’s for Having finally happened on October 13th, the unofficial time for Ger’s swim from Catalina Island in the Pacific Ocean to Smuggler’s Cove in Palos Verde on the California coast was 12 hours, 39 minutes and 43 seconds. 
And having his wife, Janet, come out to swim to shore with him must have shaved at least a minute or two off that time.
“I have never experienced that kind of pitch black darkness on a swim,” Ger told The Bray People after his latest fundraiser for The Gavin Glynn Foundation. “When you’re doing a long distance swim, you have a boat with you, so you always have something to look at. On this swim, for eight hours all I could see were two glow sticks.
“Black water. Black sky. Black everything. It gets into your head…”
To keep him going, Ger thought of Freya, the latest child in need being helped by the foundation. 
And for the first five hours, there was also the constant chirping of the dolphins nearby.
And for the first five hours, there was also the constant chirping of the dolphins nearby.Not that these were the only sea mammals 
keeping Ger company.
keeping Ger company.“For about two minutes, the water went up from about 20c to 35c,” he explains. “I looked down and saw something move below me. It was a whale.
“I had literally swam through whale pee…”
With Alun Kinsella
