Lake Ontario

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The Great Lakes consists of Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
90.154 km relay team in Lake Ontario that included Abby-gail Jones, Alyssa Mundy, Ayla Jukosky, Charlie French, Jayson Pigeon, Michaela Arsenault, Ming Scott, and Trinity Arsenault

Lake Ontario (French: Lac Ontario) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot (Huron) language, ontarío means “Lake of Shining Waters”. It is the last in the Great Lakes chain and serves as the outlet to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River. Lake Ontario is also the only one of the five Great Lakes to not share a coast with the state of Michigan.

Lake Ontario is part of the Still Water Eight and home to L.O.S.T. Swimming (Lake Ontario Swim Team), an Open Water Swimming and Triathlon Team, located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada and established by Rob Kent. There is a 4.8 km L.O.S.T. Race held in mid-August.

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Marathon Swim Crossings

Solo crossings of Lake Ontario are named as one of Canada's Top Open Water Swims and include the Traditional Route, the LOST Route, and the East End Route. There have also been a number of Canadian National Exhibition races and marathon swimming relays on Lake Ontario.

1930 Canadian National Exhibition Swim Videos



1927 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Ernst Vierkötter, 26, Germany in 11 hours 42 minutes on 31 August 1927, 33.8 km
2. Georges Michel, 37, France in 16 hours 12 minutes on 31 August 1927, 33.8 km
3. William Erickson, USA in 18 hours 45 minutes on 31 August 1927, 33.8 km

1928 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Ethel Hertle Gary in 5 hours 34 minutes, 16.1 km
2. Olive Gatterdam, USA in 5 hours 37 minutes, 16.1 km
3. Ruth Tower Corsan in 6 hours 3 minutes, 16.1 km
4. Jane Thoms, USA in 6 hours 12 minutes, 16.1 km
5. Anna Benoit, USA in 6 hours 17 minutes, 16.1 km
6. Gertrude Ederle, 22, USA in 6 hours 23 minutes, 16.1 km
7. Mae Elwell, 19, USA in 6 hours 38 minutes, 16.1 km
8. Helene Fernandez Galand, Canada, 16.1 km
9. Geraldine Hager, USA, 16.1 km
10. Jessie Chester, USA, 16.1 km
11. Hazel Robinson, USA, 16.1 km
12. Daisy King Shaw, Canada, 16.1 km
13. Agnes Chester, USA, 16.1 km
14. Lucy Dimond, USA, 16.1 km
15. Edythe Hardy, Canada, 16.1 km
16. Martha Stager, USA, 16.1 km

1929 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Martha Norelius, 18, USA in 5 hours 24 minutes on 23 August 1929, 16.1 km
2. Ruth Tower Corsan, USA in 5 hours 31 minutes on 23 August 1929, 16.1 km
3. Evelyn Armstrong, USA in 5 hours 53 minutes on 23 August 1929, 16.1 km
4. Leah Riley, 16, USA in 5 hours 56 minutes on 23 August 1929, 16.1 km
5. Ethel Hertle Gary, USA in 6 hours 2 minutes on 23 August 1929, 16.1 km

1929 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Edward Keating, 27, USA in 8 hours 18 minutes on 28 August 1929, 24.1 km
2. Ernst Vierkötter, 28, Germany in 8 hours 31 minutes on 28 August 1929, 24.1 km
3. Norman Ross, 34, USA in 8 hours 49 minutes on 28 August 1929, 24.1 km
4. Isadore Spondor, Canada in 9 hours 0 minutes on 28 August 1929, 24.1 km
5. Mendel Burditt, Canada in 9 hours 15 minutes on 28 August 1929, 24.1 km
6. Myron Cox, USA in 10 hours 2 minutes on 28 August 1929, 24.1 km

1930 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Margaret Ravior, USA in 5 hours 31 minutes on 22 August 1930, 16.1 km
2. Ruth Tower Corsan, USA in 5 hours 35 minutes on 22 August 1930, 16.1 km
3. Ethel Hertle Gary, USA in 5 hours 51 minutes on 22 August 1930, 16.1 km

1. Marvin Nelson, USA in 7 hours 43 minutes on 27 August 1930, 24.1 km
2. Isadore Spondor, Canada 7 hours 56 minutes on 27 August 1930, 24.1 km
3. Bill Goll, USA in 8 hours 23 minutes on 27 August 1930, 24.1 km
4. George Blagden, USA in 8 hours 25 minutes on 27 August 1930, 24.1 km
5. Ernst Vierkötter, 29, Germany in 8 hours 30 minutes on 27 August 1930, 24.1 km
6. Norman Ross, 35, USA in 8 hours 58 minutes on 27 August 1930, 24.1 km

1931 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Margaret Ravior, USA in 4 hours 56 minutes, 16.1 km
2. Ethel Hertle Gary, USA in 5 hours 8 minutes, 16.1 km
3. Ethel McGarry, USA in 5 hours 12 minutes, 16.1 km
4. Leah Riley, 18, USA in 5 hours 16 minutes, 16.1 km
5. Evelyn Armstrong, USA in 5 hours 20 minutes, 16.1 km
6. Ruth Downing, Canada in 5 hours 37 minutes, 16.1 km

1931 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. George Young, 22, Canada in 8 hours 8 minutes on 2 September 1931, 24.1 km
2. Bill Goll, USA in 9 hours 25 minutes on 2 September 1931, 24.1 km
3. Warren Anderson, Canada in 12 hours 9 minutes on 2 September 1931, 24.1 km

1932 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Margaret Ravior, USA in 5 hours 22 minutes on 26 August 1932, 16.1 km
2. Evelyn Armstrong, USA in 5 hours 37 minutes on 26 August 1932, 16.1 km
3. May Looney, USA in 5 hours 42 minutes on 26 August 1932, 16.1 km
4. Dorothy Nalevaiko, USA in 5 hours 59 minutes on 26 August 1932, 16.1 km
5. Ruth Tower Corsan, USA in 6 hours 3 minutes on 26 August 1932, 16.1 km
6. Ruth Downing, Canada in 6 hours 8 minutes on 26 August 1932, 16.1 km

1932 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. George Blagden, USA in 7 hours 19 minutes on 31 August 1932, 24.2 km
2. Giovanni Gambi, Italy in 7 hours 24 minutes on 31 August 1932, 24.2 km
3. Isadore Spondor, Canada in 7 hours 30 minutes on 31 August 1932, 24.2 km
4. Marvin Nelson, USA in 7 hours 38 minutes on 31 August 1932, 24.2 km
5. Bill Goll, USA in 7 hours 412 minutes on 31 August 1932, 24.2 km
6. Harry Glancy, USA in 8 hours 11 minutes on 31 August 1932, 24.2 km

1933 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Marvin Nelson, USA in 7 hours 0 minutes, 24.1 km
2. Bill Goll, USA in 7 hours 18 minutes, 24.1 km
3. Frank Pritchard, USA in 7 hours 20 minutes, 24.1 km
4. Harry Glancy, USA in 7 hours 36 minutes, 24.1 km
5. Stanley Pritchard in 7 hours 44 minutes, 24.1 km
6. Eli Radakovitch in 8 hours 1 minutes, 24.1 km

1933 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Ruth Tower Corsan, USA in 5 hours 28 minutes on 25 August 1933, 16.1 km
2. Evelyn Armstrong, USA in 5 hours 31 minutes on 25 August 1933, 16.1 km
3. Dorothy Nalevaiko, USA in 5 hours 34 minutes on 25 August 1933, 16.1 km
4. Leah Riley, 20, USA in 5 hours 34 minutes on 25 August 1933, 16.1 km
5. May Looney, USA in 5 hours 37 minutes on 25 August 1933, 16.1 km
6. Lucy Spence, Canada in 5 hours 43 minutes on 25 August 1933, 16.1 km

1934 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Marvin Nelson, USA in 7 hours 47 minutes, 24.1 km
2. Bill Goll, USA in 8 hours 14 minutes, 24.1 km
3. John Cairo in 8 hours 47 minutes, 24.1 km
4. Dan Dembicki in 9 hours 26 minutes, 24.1 km
5. Bill Sadlo, USA in 9 hours 58 minutes, 24.1 km

1934 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. May Looney, USA in 2 hours 28 minutes, 8.05 km
2. Janet Sheather, Canada in 2 hours 33 minutes, 8.05 km
3. Charlotte Acres, Canada in 2 hours 35 minutes, 8.05 km
4. Eva Bein, USA in 2 hours 39 minutes, 8.05 km
5. Ruth Downing, Canada in 2 hours 41 minutes, 8.05 km
6. Mona Looney, USA in 2 hours 43 minutes, 8.05 km

1935 Canadian National Exhibition Races

1. Charlotte Acres, Canada in 2 hours 31 minutes, 8.05 km
2. Eva Bein, USA in 2 hours 32 minutes, 8.05 km
3. Nell Hurley, USA in 2 hours 33 minutes, 8.05 km
4. Janet Sheather, Canada in 2 hours 37 minutes, 8.05 km
5. May Looney, USA in 2 hours 37 minutes, 8.05 km
6. Evelyn Armstrong, USA in 2 hours 44 minutes, 8.05 km

1. Giovanni Gambi, Italy in 2 hours 8 minutes, 8.05 km
2. Frank Pritchard, USA in 2 hours 11 minutes, 8.05 km
3. William Nolan in 2 hours 13 minutes, 8.05 km
4. Sam Shields, USA in 2 hours 14 minutes, 8.05 km
5. Clarence Ross in 2 hours 17 minutes, 8.05 km
6. Wilson Padgett in 2 hours 20 minutes, 8.05 km
7. Bill Goll, USA in 2 hours 21 minutes, 8.05 km

1936 Canadian National Exhibition Races

1. Frank Pritchard, USA in 2 hours 7 minutes, 8.05 km
2. Warren Priddy in 2 hours 23 minutes, 8.05 km
3. Connie Gareau in 2 hours 28 minutes, 8.05 km
4. Nicholas Ostapyk in 2 hours 32 minutes 1 second, 8.05 km
5. John Cairo in 2 hours 32 minutes 10 seconds, 8.05 km
6. William Nolan in 2 hours 36 minutes, 8.05 km
7. Richard Brown in 2 hours 37 minutes, 8.05 km

1. Susan Robertson, USA in 1 hour 23 minutes 11 seconds, 4.8 km
2. May Looney, USA in 1 hour 23 minutes 36 seconds, 4.8 km
3. Lucy Spence, Canada in 1 hour 23 minutes 36 seconds, 4.8 km
4. Florence Southard, USA in 1 hour 29 minutes, 4.8 km
5. Mona Looney, USA in 1 hour 30 minutes, 4.8 km
6. Margaret Gribble, USA in 1 hour 31 minutes, 4.8 km

1937 Canadian National Exhibition Races

1. Frank Pritchard, USA in 4 hours 19 minutes, 16.1 km
2. William Nolan in 4 hours 25 minutes, 16.1 km
3. Giovanni Gambi, Italy in 4 hours 38 minutes, 16.1 km
4. Ben Gazel in 4 hours 41 minutes, 16.1 km
5. Stanley Pritchard in 4 hours 50 minutes, 16.1 km
6. Renato Bacigalupo in 4 hours 54 minutes, 16.1 km
7. Ed Faulkner in 4 hours 56 minutes, 16.1 km
8. Bill Sadlo in 4 hours 57 minutes, 16.1 km
9. Haward Norton in 5 hours 8 minutes, 16.1 km
10. Nicholas Ostapyk in 5 hours 11 minutes, 16.1 km

1. Lenore Kight Wingard, USA in 1 hour 21 minutes, 4.8 km
2. May Looney, USA in 1 hour 24 minutes, 4.8 km
3. Susan Robertson, USA in 1 hours 25 minutes, 4.8 km
4. Florence Southard, USA in 1 hour 28 minutes, 4.8 km
5. Eva Bein, USA in 1 hour 28 minutes 33 seconds, 4.8 km

1947 Canadian National Exhibition Races

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

1. Ben Gazel in 4 hours 44 minutes on 29 August 1947, 16.1 km
2. Jerry Kerschner, 22, USA in 4 hours 50 minutes on 29 August 1947, 16.1 km
3. Steve Wozniak, USA in 5 hours 5 minutes on 29 August 1947, 16.1 km
4. Egbert Courage in 5 hours 26 minutes on 29 August 1947, 16.1 km
5. Thomas Park, 23, Canada in 5 hours 36 minutes on 29 August 1947, 16.1 km
6. Cliff Lumsdon, 16, Canada in 5 hours 48 minutes on 29 August 1947, 16.1 km

1948 Canadian National Exhibition Races

1. Berneice Looney, USA in 2 hours 31 minutes on 1 September 1948, 8.05 km
2. May Looney, USA in 2 hours 46 minutes on 1 September 1948, 8.05 km
3. Winnie Roach, Canada in 2 hours 52 minutes on 1 September 1948, 8.05 km
4. Marion Townsend, Canada in 3 hours 4 minutes on 1 September 1948, 8.05 km
5. Isobel O'Rourke, Canada in 3 hours 24 minutes on 1 September 1948, 8.05 km
6. Edith Crawford, Canada in 4 hours 9 minutes on 1 September 1948, 8.05 km

1. Steve Wozniak, USA in 4 hours 29 minutes on 3 September 1948, 16.1 km
2. Ben Gazel in 4 hours 34 minutes on 3 September 1948, 16.1 km
3. Jerry Kerschner, 23, USA in 4 hours 36 minutes on 3 September 1948, 16.1 km
4. Bob Pirie in 4 hours 41 minutes on 3 September 1948, 16.1 km
5. Cliff Lumsdon, 17, Canada in 4 hours 47 minutes on 3 September 1948, 16.1 km
6. Jacques Amyot, 23, Canada in 5 hours 16 minutes on 3 September 1948, 16.1 km

1949 Canadian National Exhibition Races

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

1950 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Cliff Lumsdon, 19, Canada in 7 hours 18 minutes on 29 August 1950, 24.1 km
2. Thomas Park, 26, Canada in 7 hours 29 minutes on 29 August 1950, 24.1 km
3. Ben Gazel in 7 hours 36 minutes on 29 August 1950, 24.1 km
4. Bill Goll, USA in 8 hours 4 minutes on 29 August 1950, 24.1 km
5. Jacques Amyot, 25, Canada in 9 hours 12 minute on 29 August 1950, 24.1 km
s 6. Charles Grover, USA in 8 hours 32 minutes on 29 August 1950, 24.1 km
7. Henry Pferr, 36, USA in 9 hours 42 minutes on 29 August 1950, 24.1 km
8. John Jaremey, 31, Canada in 10 hours 5 minutes on 29 August 1950, 24.1 km
9. Michael Sadlo in 10 hours 19 minutes on 29 August 1950, 24.1 km
10. M Chrostowsksi in 10 hours 35 minutes on 29 August 1950, 24.1 km

1951 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Jerry Kerschner, 26, USA in 4 hours 26 minutes on 29 August 1951, 16.1 km
2. George Bevan in 4 hours 31 minutes on 29 August 1951, 16.1 km
3. Cliff Lumsdon, 20, Canada in 4 hours 32 minutes on 29 August 1951, 16.1 km
4. Steve Wozniak, USA in 4 hours 36 minutes on 29 August 1951, 16.1 km
5. Forbes Norris in 4 hours 37 minutes on 29 August 1951, 16.1 km
6. Paul Malloney in 4 hours 38 minutes on 29 August 1951, 16.1 km

1952 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Cliff Lumsdon, 21, Canada in 4 hours 24 minutes on 22 August 1952, 16.1 km
2. Forbes Norris in 4 hours 27 minutes on 22 August 1952, 16.1 km
3. Steve Wozniak, USA in 4 hours 40 minutes on 22 August 1952, 16.1 km
4. Thomas Park, 28, Canada in 4 hours 48 minutes on 22 August 1952, 16.1 km
5. Hassan Abou Bakr, Egypt in 5 hours 5 minutes on 22 August 1952, 16.1 km
6. Saied El Arabi, Egypt in 5 hours 8 minutes on 22 August 1952, 16.1 km

1953 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Cliff Lumsdon, 22, Canada in 4 hours 26 minutes on 9 September 1953, 16.1 km
2. Forbes Norris in 4 hours 29 minutes on 9 September 1953, 16.1 km
3. George Bevan in 4 hours 40 minutes on 9 September 1953, 16.1 km
4. Charles Grover, USA in 5 hours 26 minutes on 9 September 1953, 16.1 km
5. Bill Goll, USA in 5 hours 30 minutes on 9 September 1953, 16.1 km
6. Jack Rosen in 5 hours 36 minutes on 9 September 1953, 16.1 km

1955 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Cliff Lumsdon, 24, Canada in 19 hours 48 minutes

1961 Canadian National Exhibition Race

  • Held on 29 August 1961 n a 24.1 km Lake Ontario buoy course

1. Herman Willemse, 27, Netherlands in 6 hours 54 minutes on 29 August 1961, 24.1 km
2. Thomas Park, 37, Canada in 7 hours 30 minutes on 29 August 1961, 24.1 km
3. Greta Anderson, 34, USA in 7 hours 33 minutes on 29 August 1961, 24.1 km
4. Cliff Lumsdon, 30, Canada in 7 hours 36 minutes on 29 August 1961, 24.1 km
5. Regent Lacoursiere, 26, Canada in 7 hours 39 minutes on 29 August 1961, 24.1 km
6. Helge Jensen, 24, Denmark in 8 hours 1 minute on 29 August 1961, 24.1 km
7. Mary Kok, Netherlands in 8 hours 10 minutes on 29 August 1961, 24.1 km

1962 Canadian National Exhibition Race

  • Held on 18 August 1962 in a 24.1 km Lake Ontario buoy course

1. Herman Willemse, 28, Netherlands in 6 hours 38 minutes on 17 August 1962, 24.1 km
2. Cliff Lumsdon, 31, Canada in 7 hours 26 minutes on 17 August 1962, 24.1 km
3. Alfredo Camarero, 31, Argentina in 7 hours 31 minutes 10 seconds on 17 August 1962, 24.1 km
4. Regent Lacoursiere, 27, Canada in 7 hours 31 minutes 11 seconds on 17 August 1962, 24.1 km
5. Marty Sinn, USA in 7 hours 31 minutes 45 seconds on 17 August 1962, 24.1 km
6. Mary Kok, Netherlands in 7 hours 34 minutes on 17 August 1962, 24.1 km
7. Thomas Park, 38, Canada in 7 hours 53 minutes on 17 August 1962, 24.1 km

1963 Canadian National Exhibition Race

1. Abdel Latif Abou Heif, 33, Egypt in 7 hours 37 minutes on 16 August 1963, 24.1 km
2. Marty Sinn, USA in 7 hours 39 minutes on 16 August 1963, 24.1 km
3. Herman Willemse, 29 Netherlands in 7 hours 44 minutes on 16 August 1963, 24.1 km
4. George Park, 33, Canada in 7 hours 52 minutes on 16 August 1963, 24.1 km
5. Alfredo Camarero, 32, Argentina in 7 hours 55 minutes on 16 August 1963, 24.1 km
6. Cliff Lumsdon, 32, Canada in 7 hours 58 minutes on 16 August 1963, 24.1 km
7. Syder Guiscardo, Argentina in 8 hours 29 minutes on 16 August 1963, 24.1 km

1978 Canadian National Exhibition Race (South to North)

1. John Kinsella, 25, USA in 13 hours 49 minutes on 16 August 1978, 51 km
2. Claudio Plit, 23, Argentina in 15 hours 1 minute on 16 August 1978, 51 km
3. Raul Villagomez, 27, Mexico in 15 hours 9 minutes on 16 August 1978, 51 km
4. Magdy Mandour, 23, Egypt in 15 hours 19 minutes on 16 August 1978, 51 km
5. Bill Heiss, 26, USA in 15 hours 57 minutes on 16 August 1978, 51 km

South to North Crossings of Lake Ontario

1. Marilyn Bell, 16, Canada in 20 hours 55 minutes in September 1954, 51.5 km
2. John Jaremey, 36, Canada in 21 hours 13 minutes in July 1956, 47 km
3. Brenda Fisher, 28, Great Britain in 18 hours 51 minutes in August 1956, 47 km
4. Bill Sadlo, 57, USA in 25 hours 1 minute in August 1957, 49 km
5. Jim Woods, 41, USA in 18 hours 35 minutes in August 1957, 49 km
6. Cindy Nicholas, 16, Canada in 15 hours 10 minutes in August 1974, 49 km
7. Debbie Roach, 17, Canada in 18 hours 30 minutes in August 1975, 49 km
8. Angela Kondrak, 17, Canada in 23 hours 48 minutes in August 1976, 49 km
9. Kim Lumsdon, 20, Canada in 21 hours 27 minutes in August 1976, 49 km
10. Loreen Passfield, 21, Canada in 15 hours 43 minutes in September 1979, 49 km
11. Jocelyn Muir, 15, Canada in 15 hours 55 minutes in September 1981, 49 km
12. Cam Kamula, 29, Canada in 20 hours 7 minutes in August 1984, 49 km
13. Kim Middleton, 27, Canada in 18 hours 34 minutes in August 1985, 50.5 km
14. Rick Wood, 31, Canada in 21 hours 33 minutes in August 1989, 50.5 km
15. Vicki Keith, 28, Canada in 31 hours 0 minutes in September 1989, 49 km
16. Paolo Pinto, 52, Italy in 23 hours 57 minutes in July 1990, 50.5 km
17. John Scott, 32, Canada in 14 hours 50 minutes in August 1992, 50.5 km
18. Ingrid Martin, 38, Australia in 23 hours 25 minutes in August 1996, 50.5 km
19. Paula Stephanson, 18, Canada in 22 hours 30 minutes in August 1996, 50.5 km
20. Gregg Taylor, 19, Canada in 19 hours 23 minutes in August 2003, 50.5 km
21. Melissa Brannagan, 23, Canada in 16 hours 11 minutes in August 2005, 50.5 km
22. Kim Lumsdon, 49, Canada in 26 hours 38 minutes in August 2006, 50.5 km
23. Samantha Whiteside, 16, Canada in 15 hours 11 minutes in August 2006, 50.5 km
24. Colleen Shields, 54, Canada in 16 hours 30 minutes in August 2006, 50.5 km
25. Stephanie Hermans, 21, Canada in 18 hours 5 minutes in August 2007, 50.5 km
26. Shaun Chisholm, 40, Canada in 19 hours 23 minutes in August 2008, 50.5 km
27. Jade Scognamillo, 15, Canada in 19 hours 59 minutes in August 2009, 50.5 km
28. Miguel Vadillo Sanchez, 40, Mexico in 18 hours 3 minutes in August 2010, 50.5 km
29. Rebekah Boscariol, 17, Canada in 15 hours 33 minutes in August 2011, 50.5 km
30. Christine Arsenault, 35, Canada in 22 hours 22 minutes in August 2011, 50.5 km
31. Annaleise Carr-Haley, 14, Canada in 26 hours 40 minutes in August 2012, 50.5 km
32. Ashleigh Beacham, 15, Canada in 18 hours 22 minutes in August 2013, 50.5 km
33. Trinity Arsenault, 15, Canada in 18 hours 22 minutes in August 2014, 50.5 km
34. Colleen Shields, 62, Canada in 21 hours 33 minutes in August 2014, 50.5 km
35. Michael McIsaac, 32, Canada in 22 hours 23 minutes in August 2015, 50.5 km
36. Loren King, 48, Canada in 18 hours 35 minutes in August 2016, 50.5 km
37. Pat Gallant-Charette, 66, USA in 24 hours 28 minutes in August 2017
38. Elizabeth Fry, 58, USA in 15 hours 46 minutes in September 2017, 50.5 km
39. Victor Lal, 21, Canada in 21 hours 5 minutes in September 2018, 49 km
40. Jillian Best, 34, Canada in 18 hours 36 minutes in August 2021, 50.5 km
41. Juan Gabriel Acosta, 38, Colombia in 18 hours 58 minutes in August 2021, 50.5 km
42. Greg Maitinsky, 46, Canada in 16 hours 16 minutes in August 2022, 50.5 km
43. Bryce Croll, 39, Canada in 18 hours 32 minutes in September 2022, 50.5 km
44. Jessi Harewicz, 41, Canada in 22 hours 7 minutes in July 2024, 50.5 km
45. John Zemaitis, 42, USA in 17 hours 17 minutes in July 2025, 50.5 km
46. Joe Zemaitis, 45, USA in 17 hours 17 minutes in July 2025, 50.5 km
47. William Leonard, 46, Canada in 14 hours 45 minutes in August 2025, 50.5 km
48. Lev Goldberg, Canada in 24 hours 25 minutes in September 2025, 50.5 km
49. Attila Manyoki, 52, Hungary in 16 hours 8 minutes in July 2026, 50.5 km
50. Michael Pollanen, 57, Canada in 17 hours 46 minutes in August 2026, 50.5 km

Niagra River Mouth Course (South to North)

1. Marilyn Korzekwa, 26, Canada in 21 hours 29 minutes in September 1983, 44.2 km
2. Vicki Keith, 27, Canada in 23 hours 33 minutes in August 1988, 44.2 km
3. Bob Weir, 46, Canada in 22 hours 8 minutes in August 1989, 44.2 km
4. Colleen Shields, 38, Canada in 17 hours 56 minutes in August 1990, 44.2 km
5. Patty Thompson, 45, Canada in 19 hours 18 minutes in August 1991, 44.2 km
6. Carlos Costa, 20, Canada in 32 hours 43 minutes in July 1993, 44.2 km
7. Rick Goodwin, 36, Canada in 27 hours 6 minutes in August 1994, 44.2 km
8. Nicole Mallette, 31, Canada in 16 hours 10 minutes in August 1997, 44.2 km
9. Dan Foster, 33, Canada in 19 hours 12 minutes in August 1998, 44.2 km
10. Peter Gibbs, 56, Barbados in 18 hours 40 minutes in August 2004, 44.2 km
11. Jay Serdula, 35, Canada in 41 hours 1 minute in July 2008, 44.2 km
12. Suzanne Robinson, 40, Canada in 24 hours 28 minutes in August 2010, 44.2 km
13. Mark Sheridan, 49, Great Britain in 18 hours 59 minutes in August 2022, 44.2 km
14. Maggie Regan, 32, USA in 14 hours 8 minutes in August 2023, 44.2 km
15. Cinti Cseuz, 48, Canada in 21 hours 8 minutes in August 2024, 44.2 km

North to South Crossings of Lake Ontario

1. Diana Nyad, 25, USA in 18 hours 15 minutes in August 1974, 49 km
2. Marilyn Korzekwa, 27, Canada in 21 hours 0 minutes in August 1984, 45.8 km
3. Vicki Keith, 25, Canada in 26 hours 59 minutes in August 1986, 45.8 km
4. Kim Middleton, 35, Canada in 29 hours 0 minutes in September 1993, 46 km
5. Kim Middleton, 35, Canada in 26 hours 14 minutes in July 1994, 46 km

West Lake Ontario (Oakville)

1. Melanie Price, 39, Canada in 18 hours 9 minutes in August 2011, 41 km
2. Madhu Nagaraja, 41, India in 24 hours 26 minutes in July 2012, 41 km
3. Rob Kent, 47, Canada in 20 hours 52 minutes in August 2012, 41 km
4. Robert McGlashan, 40, Canada in 19 hours 49 minutes in August 2021, 41 km
5. Molly Bent, Canada in 15 hours 23 minutes in August 2024, 33 km

East Lake Ontario (Kingston)

1. John Munro, 51, Canada in 18 hours 48 minutes in August 2001, 35 km
2. Vicki Keith, 40, Canada in 18 hours 48 minutes in August 2001, 35 km
3. John Munro, 53, Canada in 35 hours 15 minutes in August 2003, 55 km
4. Jenna Lambert, 15, Canada in 32 hours 18 minutes in July 2006, 33 km
5. Natalie Lambert, 14, Canada in 23 hours 15 minutes in August 2007, 55 km

Categories

Completion of the Still Water Eight can be recorded in three categories:

1. wetsuit
2. non-wetsuit (i.e., FINA approved swim suits)
4. channel-standard swimwear (i.e., traditional swimming briefs for men and no arm or leg coverage for women)

If the swimmer chooses to swim one of the Still Water Eight swims in a wetsuit, they would fall into the wetsuit category. Likewise if they swim in a FINA-approved swimsuit, they fall in that category. If they swim across all the lakes in channel-standard swimwear, then they fall into the channel-standard category.

Every swim attempt must start and finish on dry land.

Stillwater 8

Lake Ontario is part of the Stillwater 8, a solo marathon swimming challenge created by Michelle Macy:

2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nomination

Trinity Arsenault's crossing of Lake Ontario is nominated for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year.

"Canada seems to attract the young while creating heroines of the open water. From 16-year-old Marilyn Bell in 1954 to 14-year-old Annaleise Carr in 2012, Lake Ontario in particular is the marathon swimming Fountain of Youth. Where young Canadians can test themselves along an always dynamically turbulent 52 km (42-mile) traditional Marilyn Bell course from the mouth of the Niagara River to the Marilyn Bell Park in Toronto, Trinity Arsenault became the youngest person in history at the age of 14 years 61 days to successfully cross Lake Ontario. She took 24 hours 19 minutes in a north-to-south swim that required her to reverse directions twice in order to dodge oncoming thunderstorms. Arsenault raised money for the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Program that caters to underprivileged children. For her youthful enthusiasm to take on a challenging marathon swim and never give up despite having to purposefully swim off-course, for her efforts to raise money and awareness for kids who cannot afford to participate in athletic programs, for her successful crossing that replicated the swim that her mother swam in 2011, Trinity Arsenault’s Lake Ontario crossing is a worthy nominee for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year."

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Solo Swims of Ontario Ceremony


Hosted by Dr. Marilyn Korzekwa, President of the Solo Swims of Ontario

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