Two-time Catalina Channel swimmers Cindy Walsh (13:56 in 2007 and 9:55 in 2008) and Jim Fitzpatrick (9:47 in 2001 and 14:59 in an unprecedented Catalina to Newport Beach crossing in 2008) completed a duo 15-mile swim across Lake Pend Oreille in 2009. Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced: pond-o-ray) is a 43-mile (69 km) long lake in the state of Idaho,
Cindy Walsh from San Diego, California became the second person from America's West Coast mecca of marathon swimming to join the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. The manager of cardiovascular service at Sharp Memorial Hospital was a former age-group swimmer who turned her swimming skills toward the open water. After her triumphs in the Catalina Channel
Two-time Catalina Channel swimmers Cindy Walsh (13:56 in 2007 and 9:55 in 2008) and Jim Fitzpatrick (9:47 in 2001 and 14:59 in an unprecedented Catalina to Newport Beach crossing in 2008) completed a 15-mile swim across Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho earlier this year. The marathon swimming duo has an interesting story on why they decided to do a joint
