This event is the first to launch a campaign to promote safety awareness while sea swimming – Sea Swim SmArt, and is inspired by the tragic loss of Cian Nugent, aged 21, who lost his life while swimming with friends last April, off the West Waterford coastline. It is a tribute to the RNLI for their efforts that day which brought him home, and celebrates Cian’s life, and his love of sketching and doodling from an early age.