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Okanagan Lake
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Wayne Strach of Alberta, Canada swimming in Okanagan Lake
Okanagan Lake is located in Old Ferry Docks, West Kelowna in British Columbia, Canada.
Open Water Swimming[edit]
- Annabelle Meraw swam 67 km in 25 hours 1 minute across Okanagan Lake in 1956
- Annabelle Meraw swam 88 km in 32 hours 12 minutes across Okanagan Lake in 1958
- Annabelle Meraw swam 51 km in 16 hours 14 minutes across Okanagan Lake in 1959
- Wayne Strach attempted a 130-135 km solo swim across Okanagan Lake on 8 August 2016, but pulled himself out after 17 hours and 20 km after being separated from his escort team
- Adam Ellenstein swam 105 km in 40 hours 47 minutes across Okanagan Lake from Vernon to Penticton, British Columbia, Canada on 26 July 2016 with a wetsuit and neoprene cap, called VictorySwim105 under the guidance of his wife and crew chief Amelia Ellenstein
External links[edit]
- Wayne Strach Hopes To Set Record In Okanagan Lake
- Across The Lake Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim round-up
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- Adam Ellenstein Claims World Record For Wetsuit Swim
- Wayne Strach Retires Early on Okanagan Lake
- Midnight Ties Between Myrtle Huddleston, Wayne Strach
- Now Scott Wolford In A Summer Of World Record Attempts
