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Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, [1] with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual ...
Dreyer completed a 41-hour swim across Lake Michigan in 1998. He failed to repeat the swim in 2023. [3] He failed to complete the route once again the next year due to a his GPS running low on power. [4] He towed a 906 kg worth of bricks for 35 kilometers from Canada to Detroit in 2013.
Natalie Lambert (Jenna Lambert's younger sister), who was the youngest person to swim across Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. [3] John Munro (Keith's husband), who became the oldest person to swim across Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. [3] In swimming, Keith has coached 24 athletes with a disability to National level, and 4 to an international level. [3]
In 2013 and 2014 Lake Spivey played host to the Swim Across America, Atlanta open water swim charity event to raise funds for cancer research. The lake communities are bordered by the Clayton County International Park, Reid Stephens Heritage Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, and Lake Spivey Country Club to the north, and Lake Jodeco to the south.
Annaleise began her swim from Niagara-on-the-Lake at 6:17:10 pm on August 18, 2012. She arrived at Marilyn Bell Park in Toronto after swimming for almost 27 hours, touching land at 8:58 pm on August 19, 2012. [3] [2] During her attempt, spectators received updates via live blogs, [4] [5] Twitter, and GPS live tracking. One of Annaleise's goals ...
Swimming requires endurance, skill, and efficient techniques to maximize speed and minimize energy consumption. [1] Swimming is a popular activity and competitive sport where certain techniques are deployed to move through water. It offers numerous health benefits, such as strengthened cardiovascular health, muscle strength, and increased ...
The Lake Country DockHounds are a professional baseball team based in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, that plays in the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball. [1] The DockHounds played their first season in 2022, becoming the first professional sports team in Waukesha County.
Founded in 1989, Lucky's Lake Swim is a daily 1 kilometer open water swim hosted started by Lucky Meisenheimer at his home in Orlando, Florida. The no charge swim has achieved a cult status amongst open water swimmers and triathletes. Thousands have completed the swim. It is originally known as the Aquatica (unrelated to the Orlando water park ...