Marilyn's 2018-22 Swim Blog

I plan to swim Lake Nipissing from the French R. (Campbells Bay) north-east to Marathon beach in North Bay, Ontario, July 14-19, 2022, 28kms. It has never been swum before. In 2020, I was foiled 3 km from shore by a freak gale with 3m waves and 65kph winds. I am fundraising for The Nipissing Trackers branch of the Nipissing Association for Disabled Youth, a volunteer-run skiing program for disabled youth. Donate: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/nipissing-association-for-disabled-youth/

Monday, 7 September 2020

Thank you to all my supporters

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Thank you for everyone's concern about my health and safety. I am healing up just fine. As proof, I went for a swim for an hour today. E...
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Thursday, 3 September 2020

Marilyn's story of Lake Nipissing

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The boats drove us over to beautiful Campbell's Bay. It looks like a deserted Algonquin beach with beautiful cliffs on either side. It w...
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Wednesday, 2 September 2020

Evacuation

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Approximately 1.6 km from shore waves were 2 to 3 meters and it became unsafe to continue the swim so it was called. This was not forecaste...
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Darkness with Blood Moon

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She is giving this swim her best! She does not want to let the Trackers down! About 3.2 km left. Stroke count 63! She will have nothing left...
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North Bay in sight

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Left Manitou at 6;30pm with 8km remaining so earliest arrival time is approximately 10:30. Finally wind has shifted to southwest and is push...
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Shivering

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Marilyn entered Manitou Island sheltered water but has been cold for more than 1 hour. This is where exhaustion, cold water and waves take t...
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Manitou Is. approaches

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We are 3 km from Manitou Is. and Marilyn is staying consistently at 58 to 61 strokes per minute. Visually a circle of rugged tipped islands ...
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