Cowichan Lake
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Susan Simmons, photo courtesy of Malcolm Chambers
Susan Simmons' marathon swim in Cowichan Lake is nominated for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year
Cowichan Lake is one of the largest bodies of fresh water on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The lake is located 20 minutes (31 kilometers) west of Duncan along Highway 18. The Cowichan Lake region includes the villages of Youbou, Caycuse, Honeymoon Bay, Mesachie Lake, and The Town of Lake Cowichan.
Marathon Swimming
Susan Simmons and Alex Cape swam 34 km across the length of Cowichan Lake in July 2013 in 11 hours 45 minutes. The pair also completed a double crossing of the lake in August 2014 called Swimmers Last Longer.
Swimmers Last Longer
Swimmers Last Longer was a 70 km marathon swimming two-way crossing by Alex Cape and Susan Simmons across Cowichan Lake in British Columbia, Canada in over 32 hours. The support crew included:
- Carol Pilon, kayaker
- MJ VanBergen, Chief Safety Officer
- Len Martel, logistics chief
- Barb Kay Peck, paddler
- Bjarne Hansen, paddler
- Danielle Brault, swim coach
- Avila Rhodes of Victoria Masters Swim Club, support coach and pace swimmer
- Keith Kendal of Victoria Masters Swim Club / Navy Masters, support coach
- Judy Newman of Victoria Masters Swim Club, support coach
- Dale Robinson of Infinity Swimming, support coach
- Mike Neill of Tyee Aquatic Club / Human Powered Racing, support coach
- Liz Pharo of Tyee Aquatic Club, support coach
- Clint Lien of Mercury Rising Triathlon, support coach
- Tima Coad of Victoria YMCA Masters, support coach
- John McManus of Navy Masters, support coach
- Pam Loadman, pace swimmer / paddler
- Rod Carmicheal, pace swimmer
- Carol Pal, pace swimmer
What's Your 105?
External links
- Sawatsky On Swimming By Meliah Motchman
- Meliah Motchman Determined and Persistent to Complete a Marathon Swim
- Swimmers Last Longer
- What's your 105?
- Swimmers Last Longer
- Susan Simmons And Alex Cape Go Long, Go Double
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Nominees
- 2014 WOWSA Awards Nominees
- Susan Simmons Keeps Swimming Stronger Longer
- Cowichan Lake
- Town of Lake Cowichan
- Caroline Walker Chooses To Dream Big
- At 48, Caroline Walker Has Found Her Calling
- Susan Simmons And Alex Cape Go Long, Go Double
- Masterful Swimming By Susan Simmons
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Nominees
- Susan Simmons Keeps Swimming Stronger Longer
- Can You Do 105?
- Full Of Guts, Full Of Courage, Short Of Goal
- Alex Cape, Swimming Side-by-Side With Simmons
- Alex Cape Swims Go Further And Further Every Year
- Swim For Peace
- Swimming With SS And MS
- Sometimes You Do Everything You Can
- Alternative Digestive Biscuits For The Open Water
