Sandor Csepregi Honors His Grandfather
Sandor Csepregi is an open water swimmer from Pender Island in British Columbia, Canada. He wanted to honor his late grandfather and one of Canada’s greatest swimming coach with a 35 km circumnavigation swim around Pender Island.
Called the George Gate Memorial Swim, Csepregi almost made it around on August 17th.
“I have no doubt I swam the distance I set out to swim, but the results were different than intended,” he explains. “Next year I am up for a rematch and with the knowledge gained this year hope to succeed. However, as far as The George Gate Memorial Swim is concerned, I have talked with my family and we’re just going to do a Georgia Strait crossing.”
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