Monthly Archives: August 2011

Way to go, Rebekah!!!  From Rob and all the LOSTies!

Hi all, I just spoke with Mike Greenberg about the free open water swim clinic… all are welcome!  The one thing he did say to mention is that it is for “beginners”, but we’ve got plenty of beginners in the … Continue reading →

… funny, after the LOST Race last week, I think some people thought it was the end of the season.  I got a few emails asking if there was still going to be swimming today… and when the season ends… … Continue reading →

  Hi Rob, I hope everything is going great for you this season! I wanted to share with you a promotion for your athletes. Please pass this information on. The Velocity M Speedsuit is now available and is legal in USAT … Continue reading →

Hi LOSTies, Last Friday I successfully swam across Lake Ontario into Oakville. Oakville is home to LOST swimming and where my love affair with the Lake bloomed. So for sentimental reasons I choose a new route…Just a warning LOSTies, Rob … Continue reading →

  This is my story about how I enjoyed almost every moment of my 18 hourLakeOntario swim crossing,,,   Leaving atmidnightwas a good plan.  It meant the least number of hours in darkness and without pacers.  However it was extremely … Continue reading →

So the LOST Race was a tremendous success again this year!!!  Thanks to everyone for coming out… and to all the volunteers!!!  We couldn’t have done it without all of you… so, thanks! Lots to talk about, let me just … Continue reading →

  Melanie PriceMelanie Price finishes her swim across Lake Ontario in Oakville just east of Coronation park. Her swim was a fundraiser for for Lake Ontario Waterkeeper. Michael Ivaninl/Metroland Media Group     A local swimmer has conquered more than … Continue reading →

Swimmers in Lake Ontario this week It won’t be just boats, fish and ducks in the water along Oakville’s shoreline this weekend. There will also be plenty of swimmers, as the Lake Ontario Swim Team (L.O.S.T.) holds the largest swimming … Continue reading →

Mel made it across and it was an incredible story, it quite literally took everything she had, but she did itI  I’ll have more details later, but it is now 5:30 am… and we’re getting ready for the LOST Race!  See … Continue reading →

I haven’t heard anything in about an hour… but I’m assuming all is well and we are still on track for… umm, I’m going to say 5:30, but that is still give or take quite a bit.  One doesn’t want … Continue reading →

Melanie Price is in the water!!!  She started her journey last night at about 12:20… and at the time of this writing she is 8:47 minutes in! Her crew of about 20 and 4 boats (sailboat, coast guard zodiac, smaller … Continue reading →

So several of our LOST swimmers made the trek to Welland to swim one of the various OW races they offered last weekend!  The had Age Group swimmers and Masters swimmers, something I would like to get for the LOST … Continue reading →

… how bad is that, I almost forgot about LOST Swimming on the weekend!  There has been so much going on in the swimming world (Rebekah’s Lake O Crossing, Christine’s Lake O Crossing, Melanie’s Lake O Crossing that starts tomorrow … Continue reading →

 …and this just in… Scott sent me the latest about Christine’s swim in the St Catherines Standard… what an amazing swim!!!   By Jeff Bolichowski, Standard Staff Updated 24 minutes ago   A St. Catharines woman completed her swim across … Continue reading →

Colleen just emailed me that Christine made it!!! Still a bit sketchy on details, but by my very unofficial time she was something around the 22 1/2 hour mark!  I was just talking with Joanne too, and she was running … Continue reading →

 Scott Gibson just emailed me (he’s following her on Twitter and sending them to me, I’ll post them here), Christine left Port Dalhousie yesterday at 12:08 (noonish) and is still going!!!  She is 3k from the finish at Marilyn Bell … Continue reading →

Our own LOSTie, Melanie Price, will be swimming the first ever swim from Port Dalhousie to Oakville (Coronation Park), Lake Ontario Crossing on Thursday!!! She will be starting at midnight (weather permitting) and swimming… well, until she gets here!  Very … Continue reading →

Christine Arsenault started her Lake O swim just this morning (Aug 8)… I’ll keep you posted on how it goes!!! Cheers, Rob Christine Arsenault… getting ready for the big swim… which is on right now! By Peter Downs Updated 6 … Continue reading →

    Rebekah Boscariol smiles as she touches land at Toronto’s Marilyn Bell Park on Saturday. The 17-year-old Markham girl conquered Lake Ontario in near-record time, a feat she undertook as a way of giving back after her sister had heart … Continue reading →

Nyad: Swim shows 60s ‘not too late’ for goals see video’s at: http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/07/nyad.swim.motivation/index.html?iref=obnetwork track her swim live at: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/07/diana-swim-tracker-watch-nyads-progress/ By Matt Sloane, CNN August 8, 2011 11:27 a.m. EDT Woman swimming from Cuba to U.S.STORY HIGHLIGHTS “I’m standing here at … Continue reading →

… okay, because we have sold so many wetsuits this year (over 40!!!)… our generous sponsor, Xterra Wetsuits, has donated 3 wetsuits for the LOST Race!!! (and a few other race day goodies too!) So I have to decide how … Continue reading →

I just got an email from a Norwegian buddy that I went to school with in San Francisco.  He married a girl from Sudbury and thinks that all Canadians are crazy endurance athletes… so I reassured him that, yes, in fact we … Continue reading →

click here for: Ironman Massage Thesis Hi all, So I got an email from one of our LOST swimmers who goes to a massage therapist… and the massage therapist is writing a book.  One of the chapters in the book is … Continue reading →

… just a quick reminder… the 4th Annual LOST Race is in 12 days!!! Michelle actually did the LOST Race route this morning (a dozen of us actually got in a nice long weekend swim today!), just to get the … Continue reading →

… but we had another excellent swim!  39 swimmers, including 6 from the LOST Sunrisers and a handful of scragglers, rolling in late!  Not another LOST world record, but not too shabby for a lazy, long weekend when tons of … Continue reading →