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Instead of spending his downtime slipping into his pyjamas and sipping on something soothingly naughty, most early mornings or late evenings you’ll find Ger swimming four, five, maybe ten kilometers, depending on the weather.
“Swimming has definitely become a real passion for me,” explains Ger when we met up at The Men’s on this fine Sunday afternoon, having completed a four-hour, 12km training session in Killiney earlier.
It was ten years ago that Ger’s love for swimming went from passion to mission.
Ger Devin The Men’s SUN14AUG22
or a man of 56, Ger Devin has a ridiculous amount of get up and 
go.
or a man of 56, Ger Devin has a ridiculous amount of get up and 
go.Especially when you consider that for most people hitting middle age, that get up and go has long gone.
Instead of spending his downtime slipping into his pyjamas and sipping on something soothingly naughty, most early mornings or late evenings you’ll find Ger swimming four, five, maybe ten kilometers, depending on the weather. 
And how much time he’s going to spend at the gym that day.
And how much time he’s going to spend at the gym that day.“Swimming has definitely become a real passion for me,” explains Ger when we met up at The Men’s on this fine Sunday afternoon, having completed a four-hour, 12km training session in Killiney earlier. 
“There’s just a great rush you get when you step into that water, and an even bigger one when you step back out after hitting your target.”
It was ten years ago that Ger’s love for swimming went from passion to mission. An early relay of the Channel for his 50th birthday started him on a journey of constantly improving his techniques and, just as importantly, making the most of his ever-growing challenges – such as England to France in September 2018 – by raising money for his chosen charity, The Gavin Glynn Foundation.
Jan & Ger at Greystones Harbour
