Le 14 Mile du Paspébiac Gaspésie Bonaventure

Le 14 Mile du Paspébiac Gaspésie Bonaventure (or Traversée Grande-Anse à Paspébiac or Les Quatorze Milles de Paspébiac or Les 14 miles de Paspebiac was a 17-mile professional marathon swim held in the Ville de Paspébiac, Québec, Canada started in 1976. The 22.5 km race held between New Brunswick and Grande Anse in the mid-1970s and early 1980s. The straight-line course was 14 miles, but there was a 1-mile addition at the start and a 2-mile addition at the end of the race.

1976 Crossing

• On 15 August 1976, American Jon Erikson made the inaugural crossing Grand Anse to Paspébiac (in Canada’s Chaleur Bay), 14 miles of 53°F water in 8 hours 46 minutes while Rejean Lacoursiere of Canada who did not finish.

1977 Crossings

• On 7 August 1977, American John Kinsella won in 7 hours 22 minutes with Claudio Plit (Argentina), Jon Erikson (USA), Cindy Nicholas (Canada), Veljko Rogosic (Yugoslavia), and Raul Villagomez (Mexico) also participating.
• On 13 August 1977, American Jon Erikson completed a double crossing of Chaleur Bay, 30 miles in 16 hours 4 minutes.

1978 Crossing

• On 6 August 1978, John Kinsella (USA) won in 5 hours 12 minutes 51 seconds with Bill Heiss (USA] second in 5 hours 42 minutes.
  
• Cindy Nicholas (Canada) completed a double crossing in 14 hours 54 minutes.
  
• Jon Erikson (USA) completed a double crossing in 16 hours 4 minutes.
  

1979 Traversée Grande-Anse à Paspébiac Race

• On 4 August 1979, John Kinsella (USA) won in 6 hours 25 minutes 36 seconds.
  

1. John Kinsella (USA) 6 hours 25 minutes 36 seconds
2. Claudio Plit (Argentina) 6 hours 33 minutes 34 seconds
3. Bill Heiss (USA) 6 hours 46 minutes 30 seconds
4. James Barry (USA) 6 hours 51 minutes 13 seconds
5. Sid Cassidy (USA) 7 hours 7 minutes 59 seconds
6. Jorge Villegas (Mexico) 7 hours 11 minutes 50 seconds
7. Nasser ElShazly (Egypt) 7 hours 22 minutes 18 seconds
8. Penny Dean (USA) 7 hours 34 minutes 15 seconds - new record women
9. Magdy Mandour (Egypt) 7 hours 57 minutes 23 seconds
10. Joke van Staveren (Holland) 7 hours 59 minutes 22 seconds - second woman
11. Ossama Rachad (Egypt) 8 hours 15 minutes 12 seconds
12. Christine Cossette (Canada) 8 hours 15 minutes 46 seconds - third woman
13. Mona Ali Hossen (Egypt) 8 hours 30 minutes 36 seconds - fourth woman
14. Loreen Passfield (Canada) DNF

1980 Traversée Grande-Anse à Paspébiac Race

• On 3 August 1980, the race was held.

1982 Traversée Grande-Anse à Paspébiac Race

• On 1 August 1982, Claudio Plit of Argentina won the Traversée Grande-Anse à Paspébiac.

1. Claudio Plit (Argentina) 7 hours 59 minutes 58 seconds
2. James Kegley (USA) 8 hours 5 minutes 22 seconds
3. Paul Asmuth (USA) 8 hours 20 minutes 34 seconds
4. Nasser ElShazly (Egypt) 9 hours 2 minutes 2 seconds
5. Robert Lachance (Canada) DNF after 7 hours
6. Denise Arbour (Canada) DNF after 8 hours 30 minutes

1983 Traversée Grande-Anse à Paspébiac Race

• Bad weather conditions forced a cancellation.

External links

• Philip Rush Talks About Epic Swims On WOWSA Live
• Christine Cossette Goes Down Memory Lane On WOWSA Live
• A Tough Tempestuous Traversée, Grande-Anse à Paspébiac
• International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Origins
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation History
• WPMSF Led To IMSHOF
• Jon Erikson International Swimming Hall of Fame bio
• 1978, The Year That Was
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming