Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pilot Mike Cochran, Christopher Steele, Patrick Steele, Greg Phillips and Mike Dougan escorted Tommy Steele across Lake Erie from Long Point in Ontario, Canada to Freeport Beach in Pennsylvania. The 24.3 km swim took Steele 11 hours 50 minutes, observed by the Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association. "We
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Elliot Spaeder did not let down his team, family or friends today. "After months of preparing physically and after mentally preparing myself since high school, I was ready to attempt this great feat. Of course, I couldn't have done this without some really important people in my life, Molly McCracken, my
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Josh Heynes of the Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association, is currently looking at a go date of July 15th for 17-year-old Norman Stark Jr.'s swim across Lake Erie. "As of now, the winds, waves and weather looks favorable; however, we all know the weather forecast can change 1000 times between today and
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Norman Stark Jr. is swimming across Lake Erie on behalf of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF) Traumatic Brain Injury. Josh Heynes, founder and director of the Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association who has crossed Lake Erie twice himself (11 hours 53 minutes in 2006 and 11 hours 16 minutes in 2011),
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Josh Heynes, founder and director of the Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association, announced two aspirants attempting a cross-border marathon swim across Lake Erie this summer. "Both swimmers are from Erie, Pennsylvania and will be doing the standard course of 24.3 miles from Long Point Ontario, Canada to
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Josh Heynes, founder and director of the Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association, announced two aspirants attempting a marathon swim across Lake Erie this summer. "Both Norman Stark Jr. and Elliot Spaeder are local swimmers from Erie, Pennsylvania. They will attempt the standard course of 24.3 miles from
"My father served the United States in military roles for his entire life and both my parents are buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Because of this connection, it was very important for me to raise that U.S. flag at the end of the swim," explains Steve Wargo at the end of his 19 hour 7 minute swim across Lake Erie. As a charity swim
Josh Heynes of the Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association announced the opening of invitations to swim across Lake Erie. Heynes explains, "The Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association is the official "observation" and monitoring group for any solo/relay marathon swims across Central Lake Erie. We are made up of a group of local successful open water
Jim Bayles, an English Channel Half Century Club swimmer, is on his way across Lake Erie on the standard 24.3-mile (km) crossing sanctioned by the Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association (LEOWSA). According to Josh Heynes, founder of LEOWSA, "Jim can be followed his on the SPOT Tracker as he tries the join the small number of people who have previously
