Amanda Horton Gets Inspired
She is not one of the elite competitive swimmers, but Amanda Horton is representative of many of the thousands of athletes who participated in the Big Shoulders event in Lake Michigan this weekend.And Horton was brutally honest about the triangular course within view of the magnificent Chicago skyline. “This has been my most challenging open water event so far. I decided two years ago after reading Lynne Cox‘s books, “Grayson” and “Swimming to Antarctica” that I wanted to improve my swimming enough to do open water swims, and get to a level where I could swim in the ocean.
I have gotten some coaching and tips from Dee Schreur and Mike Jotautas as well as Victoria Rian and Dick Sidner in Indianapolis, Indiana during the past year and a half. This year’s 2.5 km Big Shoulders was my fourth open water swim and did it in 57:54. It will only get better from here.”
Photo shows Amanda Horton with Lynne Cox.
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