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Carlos Costa
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Carlos Costa is a double-leg amputee and Canadian open water swimmer.
Open Water Swimming Career
- Costa is a member of the 24-hour club due to his 45 km solo south-to-north swim across Lake Ontario in Canada on 22-23 July 1993 in 32 hours 43 minutes at the age of 20
- Costa completed a successful crossing of the Catalina Channel in 7 November 1993 in 15 hours 3 minutes, swimming from Santa Catalina Island to Cabrillo Beach
- Costa attempted a Lake Ontario crossing in 1992.
- He participated in the inaugural 20 km Embrace the Challenge, a cross border swim across Lake Erie between Canada and the USA on 20 August 2017.
External links
- David Clark Talks Safety And The Catalina Channel Season On WOWSA Live
- Vicki Keith Talks About Doing The Impossible On WOWSA Live
- Embrace The Challenge
- Embrace The Challenge Facebook page
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Embrace The Challenge With Everyday Heroes
- Missing Man In Marathon Found In Lake Erie
- Carlos Costa Jokes About His Catalina Swim
- Solo Swims
- Updated 24-Hour Club
- 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
- Great Scott! In The Open Water
- Carlos Costa Crosses Catalina To Cabrillo
- Updated 24-Hour Club
- Swimming For More Than 24 Hours
- Able-Bodied In The Open Water
