More Marathon Swimmers!

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After our successful New Year’s swim of 100 x 100 on 100, I’ve had all kinds of interest from people wanting to join the group for these long swims… which is great!  We are up to about 25 people on the list!

One of my goals with LOST swimming is, of course, to increase interest and participation in open water swimming in general… but also in Marathon Swimming!

And the real test for a marathon swimmer is naturally a major marathon swim!  So these are the marathon swims lined up for this summer… so far!  It’s not too late to join us!!! 

(I understand there are a few relays still in the works too!… see the “LOST Travel Team” tab for more info).

Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, April 21, 38 km

  1. Rob Kent

FKCC Swim Around Key West, June 16, 20 km

  1. Rob K.
  2. Jane C.
  3. Bud S.
  4. Marilyn K.
  5. Lynn R.
  6. Art C.
  7. Darren O. (2 man relay)
  8. Alex M. (2 man relay)

Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, June 23, 47 km

  1. Steve Faulkner

Lake Ontario Crossing, August, 42 – 51 km

  1. Rob Kent
  2. Madhu Nagaraja
  3. Kim Lumsdon
  4. Colleen Sheilds
  5. Francois Hamel
  6. Michele Benoit

Ederle Swim, August 18, 2012,  28 km

  1. Steve Faulkner

 

Pretty cool…

Cheers,

Rob

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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!