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InsideHalton.comSwimmers 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 race ever held in Lake Ontario.

Saturday’s point-to-point swim from the foot of Maple Grove Drive to the Navy Street Pier is expected to draw upwards of 100 swimmers from across Ontario, the United States and even the United Kingdom.

The 3.8-kilometre distance of the annual race, now in its fourth year, is the Ironman Triathlon distance.

The race will run from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., with the first finisher anticipated to complete the course at approximately 8:45 a.m.

In addition to this weekend’s event, L.O.S.T. swimmer Melanie Price is attempting to cross Lake Ontario today (Thursday). Price intends to finish her crossing in Oakville.

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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!