Successful Lake Erie Swims
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| # | Name | Age | Country | Date | Time | Notes |
Eastern Lake Erie | ||||||
| 1 | Vicki Keith | 27 | Canada | 01-02 Jul 1988 | 10:24 | 16 miles (26 km) Port Colborne (Ontario) to Sturgeon Point (New York) |
| 2 | Kim Middleton | 27 | Canada | 07 Aug 1988 | 18:00 | Double Crossing, 22 miles (35 km) Point Abino (Ontario) to Sturgeon Point (New York) Return to Crystal Beach (Ontario) |
| 3 | Rick Wood | 32 | Canada | 25 Aug 1990 | 16:46 | Double Crossing, 22 miles (35 km) Point Abino (Ontario) to Sturgeon Point (New York) Return to Crystal Beach (Ontario) |
| 4 | Ashley Cowan | 15y 223d 27 Jan 86 |
Canada | 7 Sep 2001 | 14:20 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Sturgeon Point (New York) to Crystal Beach (Ontario) Quadruple amputee |
| 5 | Terri-Lynn Langdon | 20 | Canada | 31 Aug 2002 | 12:55 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Sturgeon Point (New York) to Crystal Beach (Ontario) Cerebral Palsy swimmer |
| 6 | John Munro | 52 | Canada | 13 Jul 2003 | 9:33 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Crystal Beach (Ontario) to Sturgeon Point (New York) |
| 7 | Chris Stockdale | 62 | England | 21 Sep 2006 | 14:15 | 16 miles (26 km) Port Colborne (Ontario) to Sturgeon Point (New York) |
| 8 | Susanne Welbanks (Robinson) | 36 | Canada | 30 Jul 2007 | 8:14 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Crystal Beach (Ontario) to Sturgeon Point (New York) |
| 9 | Natalie Lambert | 14y 341d 01 Aug 93 |
Canada | 6 Jul 2008 | 7:47:30 | Butterfly & Ladies N-S Freestyle Record. 12 miles (19.2 km) Crystal Beach (Ontario) to Sturgeon Point (New York) |
| 10 | Jade Scognamillo | 14y 217d 08 Dec 93 |
England | 12 Jul 2008 | 5:40:35 | S-N Freestyle Record. 12 miles (19.2 km) Sturgeon Point (New York) to Crystal Beach (Ontario) |
| 11 | Natalie Lambert | 15 | Canada | 9 Jul 2009 | 6:40:59 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Boat Ramp, Crystal Beach (Ontario) to Beach east of harbour, Sturgeon Point (New York) |
| 12 | Thie Convery | 43 | Canada | 4 Jul 2010 | 7:20 | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) 1 km east of Sturgeon Point (New York) 42.69635N, 79.030767W to Crystal Beach (Ontario), 42.8602166N, 79.0593W |
| 13 | Greg Willoughby | 40 | Canada | 15 Jul 2011 | 6:17:40 | N-S Mens Freestyle Record. 12 miles (19.2 km) Crystal Beach (Ontario, 42 51' 42" N, 79 03' 50" W) to Sturgeon Point (New York, 42 41' 30" N, 79 02' 36" W) |
| 14 | Trinity Arsenault | 14y 34d | Canada | 28 Jun 2014 | 7:25:56 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Sturgeon Point (New York, 42 41' 30" N, 79 02' 36" W) to Crystal Beach (Ontario, 42 51' 42" N, 79 03' 50" W) |
| 15 | Brenda Lussier | 38 | Canada | 18 Jul 2015 | 10:03:00 | 11.5 miles (18.6 km) Western beach at Sturgeon Point marina (New York) 42.691827N, 79.047483W to boat ramp at Crystal Beach (Ontario), 42.858573N, 79.057865W First recorded swim on a Great Lake by a deaf swimmer |
| 16 | Michaela Arsenault | 14y 21d | Canada | 18 Jun 2016 | 13:52:09 | Butterfly 12 miles (19.2 km)Sturgeon Point, New York (42 41' 30" N, 79 02' 36" W) to Crystal Beach (Ontario, 42 51' 42" N, 79 03' 50" W) |
| 17 | Michael Pollanen | 47y 296d | Canada | 3 Jul 2016 | 6:30:10 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Sturgeon Point (New York, 42 41' 30" N, 79 02' 36" W) to Crystal Beach (Ontario, 42 51' 42" N, 79 03' 50" W) |
| 18 | Tom Bartlett | 69y 327d |
Canada | 4 Jul 2016 | 7:44:58 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Crystal Beach (Ontario, 42 51' 42" N, 79 03' 50" W) to Sturgeon Point (New York, 42 41' 30" N, 79 02' 36" W) |
| 19 | Julia Notebomer | 14y 0d | Canada | 30 Aug 2020 | 6:26:48 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Sturgeon Point (New York, 42 41' 30" N, 79 02' 36" W) to Crystal Beach (Ontario, 42 51' 42" N, 79 03' 50" W) |
| 20 | Robert McGlashan | 40y 307d | Canada | 4 Jul 2021 | 6:28:55 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Sturgeon Point (New York, 42 41' 30" N, 79 02' 36" W) to Crystal Beach (Ontario, 42 51' 43.6" N, 79 03' 53" W) |
| 21 | Katharine Borczak | 53y 146d | Canada | 23 Aug 2021 | 10:31:57 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Sturgeon Point (New York, 42 41' 30" N, 79 02' 36" W) to Crystal Beach (Ontario, 42 51' 43.6" N, 79 03' 53" W) |
| 22 | Corälee Allaert | 22y 277d | Canada | 23 Jun 2022 | 8:50:03 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Sturgeon Point (New York, 42 41' 30" N, 79 02' 36" W) to Crystal Beach (Ontario, 42 51' 43.6" N, 79 03' 53" W) |
| 23 | Liz Fry | 63y 240d | USA | 25 Jun 2022 | 6:43:58 | 12 miles (19.2 km) Sturgeon Point (New York, 42 41' 30" N, 79 02' 36" W) to Crystal Beach (Ontario, 42 51' 43.6" N, 79 03' 53" W) |
Central Lake Erie | ||||||
| 1 | Bob Weir | 49 | Canada | 26-27 Aug 1992 | 23:41 | 27 miles (43 km) Dunkirk (New York) to Mohawk Point (Ontario) |
| 2 | Paula Stephanson | 19 | Canada | 18-19 Jul 1998 | 18:23 | 27 miles (43 km) Dunkirk (New York) to Rock Point Provincial Park (Ontario) |
| 3 | Paula Jongerden | 49 | Canada | 21-22 Aug 2002 | 23:36 | 27.3 miles (43.6 km) Presque Isle Point, Erie, PA (42 10' 26" N, 80 04' 27" W) to Long Point, Ontario (42 33' 03" N, 80 13' 18" W). |
| 4 | Daniel Nichols | 37 | Canada | 4-5 Aug 2007 | 20:45:57 | 32.2 miles (51.8 km) Presque Isle Lighthouse, Erie, PA (42 09' 56" N, 80 06' 56" W) to Beach at foot of Abigail Becker Parkway, Long Point, Ontario (42 34' 44" N, 80 24' 27" W). |
Western Lake Erie - Pelee Island | ||||||
| 1 | Ian James | 34 | Canada | 04-05 Sep 1993 | 14:46 | Backstroke. 13.8 miles (22.1 km) Pelee Island to Leamington (Ontario) |
| 2 | Bryan Finlay | 58 | Canada | 23 Jun 2001 | 10:44 | Breaststroke. 13.8 miles (22.1 km) Leamington Beach, Seacliff Park (42 01' 45" N, 82 36' 18" W) to Pelee Island lighthouse (41 49' 54" N, 82 38' 19" W). |
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