Kingston Woman Swims Lake Ontario and Breaks Two Records
Darren McEwen
Thursday, August 18, 2005 6:34 AM
Marathon swimmer Vicki Keith is catching up on some much-needed rest as she, once again, enters the record books.
The Kingston woman completed her swim across Lake Ontario late Wednesday night.
Kieth swam 77 kilometres butterfly, breaking her old record but fell just short of a plan to swim 80 kilometres.
The 44-year-old woman also set a record for spending the longest amount of time swimming in open water. Keith, who didn't plan to set the record, was in the lake for 64 hours. She made the gruelling trek to support a local charity.
Keith became the first and only person to complete a double-crossing of the Great Lake 19 years ago.
From www.cfra.com/.../index.asp
Isn't it crazy? How does one do fly for 64 hours straight?
Originally posted by Karen Duggan
Did she use breaststroke kick? I would think that would change things dramatically.
I have a hard time staying focused during the hour swim, so 64 hours is totally preposterous for me to even fathom! And then to do it fly! I couldn't do it, wouldn't want to even, but if someone had a gun pointed at my head... I'd tell them to pull the trigger! Just kidding. If someone had a gun pointed to my head and I had to swim 64 hours of fly, I'd much prefer a breaststroke kick and an inflatable pillow to sleep on :p
Being on the pilot boat WATCHING this event would make me die of boredom!
Originally posted by Karen Duggan
Did she use breaststroke kick? I would think that would change things dramatically.
I have a hard time staying focused during the hour swim, so 64 hours is totally preposterous for me to even fathom! And then to do it fly! I couldn't do it, wouldn't want to even, but if someone had a gun pointed at my head... I'd tell them to pull the trigger! Just kidding. If someone had a gun pointed to my head and I had to swim 64 hours of fly, I'd much prefer a breaststroke kick and an inflatable pillow to sleep on :p
Being on the pilot boat WATCHING this event would make me die of boredom!
