Carol Commons - Motivational Speaker

We were very fortunate to have Carol Commons visit our school recently. She spoke to our 4th,5th and 6th class students. She shared her full story of her North Channel journey, the training, the failed attempts, the lessons learned along the way, and finally reaching Scotland.

Some of her successes to date are the following:

North Channel Swimmer (1st from Connacht)

Irish Triple Crown holder (North Channel,

Fastnet & Galway Bay) Connacht Swimmer of the year

2024 Mayo sports star,

Western People 2024 (special achievement) &

2025 award winner (endurance)

Mayo people of the year award winner 2025

Ice swimmer

Her biggest message for the students was to never give up on your goals, even when things don’t go to plan. Carol was inspiring and full of motivational words and such a great role model to have visit and speak with our students Thank you Carol for a wonderful talk and visit! We look forward to following more of your adventures and successes! #northchannelswim #irishlongdistanceswimming #motivation #rolemodel #localhero Www.rehinsns.com