Geneva Lake
From Openwaterpedia
Geneva Lake is a body of freshwater in Walworth County in southeastern Wisconsin. On its shores are the city of Lake Geneva, and the villages of Fontana-on-Geneva-Lake, and Williams Bay. The lake covers an area of approximately 8.14 square miles (21.1 km2), has a maximum length of 7.5 miles (12 km), mean depth of 62.7 feet (19.1 m) and a maximum depth of 144 feet (44 m). Geologists believe that it is a filled-in kettle formed from a receding glacier.
Open Water Swimming
Swim for Freedom (Swim4Freedom) is an 8.2-mile (13.2 km) open water swim held in Geneva Lake annually in August. Steele Whowell organizes the fundraiser for Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Dan Projansky has completed the Swim4Freedom event 4 consecutive times swimming all butterfly.
External links
- Special Olympics Warrior Foundation
- Dan Projansky, Channeling A Special Warrior Within
- Swim for Freedom
- Open Water Swimming
- A Short List of Marathon Swims
- Olympic Marathon Swims For Amateurs Of All Abilities
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Marathon Swimming
- What Is A Marathon Swim?
- Do Marathon Runs Compare To Marathon Swims?
- Longest Marathon Swims In The World
- What is The Defined Distance Of A Marathon Swim?
- How Many Channel Swimmers Are There In The World?
- Swim For Freedom Supports Elite Warriors
- Dan's The Man - Mr. Butterfly Goes Extreme
- Dan Projansky, 56 Going On 36
- Bonding With Open Water Swimming Relays
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Swim 8 4 Freedom
- Melodee Nugent, Swimming For Miles And Miles
- 8-miler Is 7 Times A Charm
- Swim 8 4 Freedom
