Annaleise Carr

Annaleise Carr whose name was added to the plaque at Queen’s Royal Park in Ontario, Canada was selected as the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year. Photo by Alamenciak of the Toronto Star

Rob Kent with 2012 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year Annaleise Carr, and Madhu Nagaraja

Carr, a member of the Lake Ontario Swim Team and the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Association Woman of the Year, is the youngest person to swim across Lake Ontario on 19 August 2012. The 14-year-old Canadian open water swimmer crossed Lake Ontario in 26 hours 41 minutes on the traditional Marilyn Bell route, a 50.5 km course from the mouth of the Niagara River to the breakwater at the Marilyn Bell Park in Toronto. The swim qualified for the 24-hour club and was a charity swim for Camp Trillium for which she raised over $230,000.

She is coached by Lisa Anderson.

Honours

Carr was selected by popular vote as the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year in a global poll. She will be honoured in Cork, Ireland on 11-13 October at the annual International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and World Open Water Swimming Association ceremonies.

Carr is also the guest swimmer at the 2014 END-WET (Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test) in North Dakota. She finished second in the women's division in 9 hours 30 minutes on 21 June 2014.

World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year Nomination

Carr was nominated by the World Open Water Swimming Association for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year. Her nomination read,

Swimming for others takes on a whole new meaning when the swimmer is only 14 years old and the conditions are borderline wild. Annaleise Carr is the epitome of selflessness as she selected Camp Trillium to support on her marathon swim attempt across Lake Ontario. Through her courageous 26 hour 41 minute crossing of the lake, the Lake Ontario Swim Team member touched the hearts of people throughout Canada, motivating them to donate over $230,000 for the Trillium Childhood Cancer Support Centre. Through the night, over wind-generated waves come from all directions, and despite plunging water temperatures, the youngest 24-hour Club member never wavered and drew motivation every time her crew told her that more donations were pouring in. For maturity beyond her years; for her deeply felt commitment to raise money to support children with cancer, for her commitment to tackle a tough 26-hour swim, the new Lady of the Lake Annaleise Carr is a worthy nominee for the 2012 WOWSA Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year.

Annaleise's Radical Crossing 2.0

Annaleise's Radical Crossing 2.0 was a 75 km marathon swimming attempt in Lake Erie. Carr ended up swimming the marathon in two parts: Part 1 was 42.2 km from 25-26 July 2014 from Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Presquile Point) to Long Point, Ontario, Canada in 22 hours 20 minutes. Part 2 was 30 km on 31 August 2014 from Long Point, Ontario, Canada to Port Dover, Ontario, Canada in 12 hours 12 minutes.

RE7 North Shore Challenge for Camp Trillium

Carr is co-founder with Josh Reid of the RE7 North Shore Challenge for Camp Trillium, a 3-race open water swimming event on Lake Erie that is part of the Canadian Open Water Swim Series and Global Open Water Series.

World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women

She was named to the list of World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women by the World Open Water Swimming Association in 2015.

External links

• Reading, Not Racing. A Library Of Open Water Swimming Books
• North Shore Challenge For Camp Trillium
• The World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
• Annaleise Carr website
• Annaleise Carr
• Annaleise Carr on Twitter
• Annaleise Carr: Lake Ontario swimmer’s team key to her successful crossing
• Lake Ontario crossing: Donations kept swimmer Annaleise Carr going
• Annaleise Carr, 14, youngest person to swim Lake Ontario
• Canada On The Rise With Weinberger And Carr
• Solo Swims No Longer Lonely
• Annaleise Carr, New Lady of the Lake
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Annaleise Carr, The Young Lady of the Lake
• Annaleise Carr Is Anything But L.O.S.T.
• 2012 WOWSA Women Of The Year, Annaleise Carr
• WOW...Whatta Year Of Achievement
• Benjamin Schulte At The Head Of The Class
• 30 Open Water Swimmers Known By One Name
• 10 Top Young Open Water Swimmers Of The 21st Century
• WOWSA, IMSHOF Heads To Cork, Ireland
• The Colorful Backdrop Of Swim Miami
• Thrice As Nice, Swimming Across Lake Ontario
• These People Don't Look LOST, But They Are
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Annaleise Carr To Start New And Longer END-WET
• 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
• 75 km, Annaleise Carr's Radical Crossing 2.0
• Top 25 Individuals In Openwaterpedia
• Learn What Drives Annaleise Carr
• END-WET Begins And Ends Today
• END-WET: Epic, Iconic And Surreally Long
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Results And Report Of The 2014 END-WET
• What Are Swimmers Known As?
• Changing The Future Landscape In The Water
• Annaleise Carr, Swimming With a Purpose
• Annaleise Carr's Traverse Across Lake Erie, Part One
• Annaleise Carr's Traverse Across Lake Erie, Part Two
• RE7 North Shore Challenge for Camp Trillium
• The Carr Keeps Running
• Nominations Called For END-WET Marathon Adventure
• Updated 24-Hour Club
• 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
• Swimming For More Than 24 Hours
• Hidden Figures, Not Now, Not Ever
• WOWSA Winners Possess Sense Of Adventure