Pat Gallant-Charette's Triple Crown of Lake Monster Swims Upper photo by Gabe Souza of Lone Spruce Creative, Rockport, Maine. Pat Gallant-Charette is the oldest person to complete the Triple Crown of Lake Monster Swims. The Triple Crown of Lake Monster Swims (or the cryptozoological Triple Crown) is a trio of marathon swims held in lakes renown by
The legend of Memphre© is here presented by the Kingdom Swim in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Billy Connor, the first person to swim across Lake Memphremagog between the United States and Canada in 1955 in 18 hours 55 minutes, was one of the first swimmers to meet Memphre©. He talked about the old times and old swims when he recently met contemporary
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Scottish have the Loch Ness Monster. The people of Vermont have their Memphré. The Welsh have the Afanc. The Japanese have the Amabie (アマビエ). The Indians have the Makara. And the Māori of New Zealand also believe there is something more to fear than sharks and jellyfish. The taniwha are
The Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association (NEKOWSA) and Indoor Recreation Orleans County will offer five open water swims in 2012. The first swim of the season kicks off on June 16th. The Son of a Swim IV will be held in Prouty Beach, Lake Memphremagog, Newport, Vermont. This is an informal qualifying swim for those who need to complete a 2-,
