Bernice Looney
Berneice Looney was an American open water swimmer who won the Canadian National Exhibition one-mile race in 1947. She was related to May Looney and Mona Looney who competed in the Canadian National Exhibition races in Lake Ontario in the 1930s and 1940s.
1947 Canadian National Exhibition Races
- She competed in a professional marathon swim held on a 8.05 km Lake Ontario buoy course.
1. Berneice Looney, USA in 2 hours 27 minutes on 27 August 1947, 8.05 km
2. Winnie Roach, Canada in 2 hours 40 minutes on 27 August 1947, 8.05 km
3. May Looney, USA in 2 hours 44 minutes on 27 August 1947, 8.05 km
4. Irene Barr van Fleet, Canada in 2 hours 49 minutes on 27 August 1947, 8.05 km
5. Ruth Downing, Canada in 2 hours 57 minutes on 27 August 1947, 8.05 km
6. Margie Thompson, Canada in 3 hours 2 minutes on 27 August 1947, 8.05 km
1949 Canadian National Exhibition Races
- She competed in a professional marathon swim held on a 8.05 km Lake Ontario buoy course.
1. Berneice Looney, USA in 2 hours 33 minutes on 31 August 1949, 8.05 km
2. Winnie Roach, Canada in 2 hours 59 minutes on 31 August 1949, 8.05 km
3. Jean Rolph, Canada in 3 hours 13 minutes on 31 August 1949, 8.05 km
4. Margaret Giles, Canada in 3 hours 23 minutes on 31 August 1949, 8.05 km
5. Barbara Elliott, Canada in 3 hours 43 minutes on 31 August 1949, 8.05 km
6. Angela LePage, Canada in 4 hours 4 minutes on 31 August 1949, 8.05 km
1. Cliff Lumsdon, 18, Canada in 7 hours 54 minutes on 2 September 1949, 24.1 km
2. Ben Gazel in 8 hours 21 minutes on 2 September 1949, 24.1 km
3. Bill Sadlo, 49, USA in 9 hours 44 minutes on 2 September 1949, 24.1 km
