In the heyday of the Canadian National Exhibitions, professional marathon races swimming in looping circuits in Lake Ontario attracted the world's best swimmers. Then Marilyn Bell swam across the lake, one of the largest in the world and the imagination of marathon swimmers was ignited. Crossing Lake Ontario was added to the bucket list of many. In 1970,
Rob Kent is a marathon swimmer and endurance athlete who is the driving force behind L.O.S.T. (Lake Ontario Swim Team). His passion and enthusiasm for open water swimming for triathletes and marathon swimming for committed solo swimmers know few bounds. Day in and day out, spring, summer, fall and winter, Kent is on the ball in the open water swimming
With the intense rays of the sun piercing the skies above and being amplified by the seas around Key West, the participants in the annual FKCC Swim Around Key West used a variety of skin care creams and gels. Photo of Blue Men Joshua Ashley from Jacksonville, Florida and Rob Kent from Ontario, Canada at Smather's Beach is courtesy of Mile Zero
The Lake Ontario Swim Team (L.O.S.T.) will host the Masters Swimming Canada 10k National Championship and the 5th Annual 3.8 km L.O.S.T. Race along the scenic shore of Lake Ontario in Old Oakville. Rob Kent explains, "It is a point-to-point race that passes some of the most beautiful estates and waterside parks in Canada and spectators can even walk the
Permanently Celebrating The Manhattan Island Marathon Swim Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. As part of the ongoing collection of open water swimming tattoos from swimmers around the world, Canadian Rob Kent sent in his Manhattan Island Marathon Swim tattoo. "The guy who had done my other three tattoos couldn't do this one because he said
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim is this Saturday, starting at 7:25 am near Wall Street. With the water temperature around 65°F (ranging from 17-19°C), the athletes will surface chop, substantial tidal flows and boat traffic for the entire 8-9 hour event. Besides the relay swimmers, this year's
