Diana Nyad speaking in Toronto!!!

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She has done some amazing swims (including a Lake Ontario Crossing in 1974… see the record book, under the Lake O Crossings tab above), but she’s coming to talk about her new book which was written about her biggest swim… the Cuba to Key West swim!  She’s been a controversial swimmer at times, but she has also pushed the barriers on a lot of fronts.  Here is your chance to hear her story directly from her.  Should be amazing!

Cheers,

Rob

Diana Nyad book tour

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I founded LOST Swimming because I like open water swimming and would like to see it grow and thrive in Lake Ontario. I started as a competitive swimmer as a kid and ended up getting as far as a silver medal at Nationals and going to the Olympic Trials in 1988. But I retired after that, I was sick of swimming. So I got into running marathons and have run over 35 to date, as well as a few ultra marathons, including the Marathon des Sables (7 day, ultra across the Sahara Desert). I also kind of fell into triathlons and have done a handful of Ironman tri's too. This gradually got me back in the water and in 2006 I took the plunge and attempted swimming the English Channel. I didn't quite make it across, but the circle was now complete and after 17 years I was a swimmer again! Although I still do plenty of pool swimming, I now much prefer open water swimming and like to say that open water swimming is to pool swimming, what trail running is to treadmill running! As a result I hope to encourage more people to join me for a dip in Lake Ontario as often as we can!