Paula Stephanson

Paula Stephanson is a Canadian open water swimmer and a teacher from Ottawa.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

She is a member of the 24-hour Club.
She was the second person to swim at least one marathon swim in all the Great Lakes.
She assisted Annaleise Carr to complete 2 separate marathon swims of 42.2 km and 30 km in Lake Erie under the auspices of the Great Lakes Crossing Organization in 2014.
She was the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Cliff Lumsdon Award.

On 17 August 1996, she completed a 50.5 km crossing of Lake Ontario in 22 hours 30 minutes at the age of 17.
On 19 July 1998, she completed a 43 km crossing of Lake Erie from New York to Ontario in 18 hours 23 minutes at the age of 19.
On 13 August 2000, she completed a 55 km crossing of Lake Huron from Michigan to Ontario in 22 hours 26 minutes.
On 18 August 2007, she completed a 32 km (20-mile) crossing of Lake Superior from Quarry Point, Port Wing, Wisconsin to Foot of Break-Wall, Two Harbors, Minnesota in 13 hours 15 minutes at the age of 28.
On 23-24 August 2009, she completed a 51 km (31.9-mile) crossing of Lake Michigan from Chicago to Michigan City, Indiana in 25 hours 38 minutes at the age of 30.