Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Cape had a huge goal: to swim for the longest known distance in a freshwater setting. Her chosen venue was Canada's Cowichan Lake where she planned to swim alongside Susan Simmons, her swimming buddy, for the third straight year. Each year, Cape and Simmons kept swimming further and further
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Cape had a huge goal: to swim for the longest known distance in a freshwater setting together with her friend and training partner, Susan Simmons. Simmons had gained great acclaim for her 32-hour 70 km two-way crossing of Canada's Cowichan Lake in 2014 because of her multiple sclerosis. But Cape was
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 50-year-old Susan Simmons and 35-year-old Alex Cape had a huge goal. To swim for the longest and furthest time in a freshwater setting. They both wanted to go beyond the distance they achieved during their 70 km crossing of Canada's Cowichan Lake in 2014. Their goal was to swim further than Vicki Keith's
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. How often is an athletic record held by a 49-year-old woman? How often is an athletic record held by a person with multiple sclerosis? How often is an athletic record held by a person who had been blind? Over the course of humanity, no one has swam further in a lake that Susan Simmons and Alex Cape plan
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Susan Simmons, a Canadian swimmer with Multiple Sclerosis, and Alex Cape, will each attempt a 105 km (62.5-mile) swim across Cowichan Lake in British Columbia, Canada beginning on July 31st. If the marathon swimming pair realize their dream, their tandem swim will be the longest solo swim in fresh water on
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Susan Simmons is one of the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women - and for good reason with her multiple sclerosis. She is less than 3 months away from her longest and toughest swim yet - 105 km three-way attempt across Cowichan Lake in Vancouver Island, Canada. "Training has been extremely
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 49-year-old Susan Simmons of Canada was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis nearly 20 years ago. She took to swimming nine years ago to help manage the disease and it has been an upward journey the entire way. It has not been tough because her disease is getting worse; it is getting tough because Simmons
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This past Saturday in British Columbia, Canada, 49-year-old Susan Simmons completed the longest marathon swim in history by an individual diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. It was a long journey to their destination, but both Simmons with MS and her swimming buddy Alex Cape successfully finished their
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 49-year-old Susan Simmons was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis nearly 20 years ago. She took to swimming nine years ago to help manage the disease. It has been a long journey, but an extraordinarily interesting one. When she first started swimming, 20 laps of the pool led to 2- to 3-hour naps. But she
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Susan Simmons and Alex Cape completed a 34 km swim across Cowichan Lake in British Columbia, Canada last year. They plan to step up their game this summer in a major way: they are planning a double crossing of Cowichan Lake in August. If a 70 km double crossing of Cowichan Lake is not enough, Simmons also
