Lake Erie swims

Lake Erie route
Route Swims First Fastest
Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 28 Robert North - 1989 Thomas Van Volkenburg - 10:33:22 (2019)
Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 11 Ashley Cowan - 2001 Jade Scognamillo - 05:40:35 (2008)
Crystal Beach ON to Sturgeon Point NY 6 John Munro - 2003 Greg Willoughby - 06:17:40 (2011)

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Western

Date Name Gender Age Nation Route Km Time
1957 Aug 18 Harry Briggs Male 36 Marblehead Light to Point Pelee 45 34:55:00

Central

Date Name Gender Age Nation Route Km Time
1975 Aug 20 Pat Budny Male Long Point ON to Budny Beach, Presque Isle 41 25:52:00
1989 Aug 12 Robert North Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 12:57:00
1989 Aug 12 Harvey Snell Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 14:15:00
1993 Aug 9 Halli Reed Female Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 17:NA:00
1995 Aug 21 Greg Sarbak Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 13:30:00
2002 Aug 22 Paula Jongerden Female 49 Budny Beach, Presque Isle to Long Point ON 41 23:36:00
2005 Aug 8 Sara McClure Female Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 15:02:19
2006 Aug 9 Josh Heynes Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 11:53:00
2007 Aug 5 Daniel Nichols Male 37 Presque Isle Lighthouse, Erie, PA to Abigail Becker Pkwy Beach, Long Point ON 51.8 20:45:57
2007 Aug 6 Sonya Pyle Female Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 14:09:00
2009 Aug 24 Randy McElwain Male 45-46 Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 11:23:33
2010 Aug 1 Mitch Ranzenberger Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 17:47:00
2011 Jul 9 Josh Heynes Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 11:16:40
2011 Jul 30 Randy McElwain Male 46-47 Long Point ON to Dobbin's Landing, Erie PA 46 16:26:06
2011 Jul 31 Melanie Reade Female 26-27 Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 13:35:33
2012 Jul 29 Eric Mizuba Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 14:34:00
2013 Aug 1 Mike Ferritto Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 15:20:00
2013 Aug 1 Stephen Wargo Male 55 Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 19:07:00
2014 Jul 22 Elliot Spaeder Male 30 Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 11:28:05
2014 Jul 25 Annaleise Carr-Haley Female 16 Budny Beach, Presque Isle to Long Point ON 41 22:20:18
2015 Jul 28 Tommy Steele Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 11:50:01
2017 Jul 26 Chuck Beatty Male 57-58 Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 11:48:51
2017 Jul 31 Greg Van Volkenburg Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 11:15:40
2017 Jul 31 Thomas Van Volkenburg Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 11:15:40
2017 Jul 31 Chris Fetcko Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 15:12:00
2018 Jul 1 Tom Minnock Male 54 Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 16:44:00
2018 Jul 19 Rob Cooney Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 13:32:00
2018 Jul 29 Greg Roberts Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 14:50:00
2018 Aug 4 Conrad Kubaney Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 10:56:45
2019 Jul 15 Thomas Van Volkenburg Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 10:33:22
2019 Jul 15 Greg Van Volkenburg Male Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 10:33:22
2019 Aug 3 Katie Blair Female 40 Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 13:57:30
2022 Jul 3 Abigail Fairman Female 45 Long Point ON to Freeport Beach PA 39.1 15:27:30

Eastern

Date Name Gender Age Nation Route Km Time
1988 Jul 2 Vicki Keith Female 27 Port Colborne ON to Sturgeon Point NY 26 10:24:00
1988 Aug 7 Kim Middleton Female 29-30 Point Abino ON to Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 35 18:00:00
1990 Aug 25 Rick Wood Male 32-33 Point Abino ON to Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 35 16:46:00
1992 Aug 27 Bob Weir Male 49-50 Dunkirk NY to Mohawk Point ON 43 23:41:00
1998 Jul 19 Paula Stephanson Female 19 Dunkirk NY to Rock Point Provincial Park ON 43 18:23:00
2001 Sep 7 Ashley Cowan Female 15 Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 19.2 14:20:00
2002 Aug 31 Terri-Lynn Langdon Female 20 Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 19.2 12:55:00
2003 Jul 13 John Munro Male 52 Crystal Beach ON to Sturgeon Point NY 19.2 09:33:00
2006 Sep 21 Chris Stockdale Male 62 Port Colborne ON to Sturgeon Point NY 26 14:15:00
2007 Jul 30 Susanne Robinson Female 36 Crystal Beach ON to Sturgeon Point NY 19.2 08:14:00
2008 Jul 6 Natalie Lambert Female 14 Crystal Beach ON to Sturgeon Point NY 19.2 07:47:30
2008 Jul 12 Jade Scognamillo 14 Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 19.2 05:40:35
2009 Jul 9 Natalie Lambert Female 15 Crystal Beach ON to Sturgeon Point NY 19.2 06:40:59
2010 Jul 4 Thie Convery 43 Sturgeon Point NY (1 km E) to Crystal Beach ON 18.5 07:20:00
2011 Jul 15 Greg Willoughby Male 40 Crystal Beach ON to Sturgeon Point NY 19.2 06:17:40
2014 Jun 28 Trinity Arsenault Female 14 Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 19.2 07:25:56
2015 Jul 18 Brenda Lussier Female Western beach at Sturgeon Point Marina NY to boat ramp at Crystal Beach ON 18.6 10:03:00
2016 Jun 18 Michaela Arsenault Female 14 Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 19.2 13:52:09
2016 Jul 3 Michael Pollanen Male 47 Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 19.2 06:30:10
2016 Jul 4 Tom Bartlett Male 69 Crystal Beach ON to Sturgeon Point NY 19.2 07:44:58
2020 Aug 30 Julia Notebomer Female 14 Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 19.2 06:26:48
2021 Jul 4 Robert McGlashan Male 40 Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 19.2 06:28:55
2021 Aug 23 Katharine Borczak Female 52-53 Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 19.2 10:31:57
2022 Jun 23 Corälee Allaert Female 22-23 Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 19.2 08:50:03
2022 Jun 25 Elizabeth Fry Female 63 Sturgeon Point NY to Crystal Beach ON 19.2 06:43:58

Other Routes

Date Name Gender Age Nation Route Km Time
1993 Sep 5 Ian James Male 34 Pelee Island to Leamington Beach ON 22.1 14:46:00
2001 Jun 23 Bryan Finlay Male 58 Leamington Beach ON to Pelee Island 22.1 10:44:00
2014 Aug 31 Annaleise Carr-Haley Female 16-17 Long Point ON to Port Dover 30 12:12:08

Reviews

Reviewer: Greg Roberts (August 2023)
Swam in 2018 (Finished)
Overall Experience: ★️★️★️★️★️

Pilot: Jim Armstrong
Fees: $1000 USD
Communication ★️★️★️★️★️
Piloting Skill: ★️★️★️★️★️
Cost/Value: ★️★️★️★️★️

Association: Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association
Fees: NA
Communication ★️★️★️★️★️
Advice & Support: ★️★️★️★️★️
Value: ★️★️★️★️★️
Comments: "Easy guidance provided by association. Due to the swim being between two countries, LEOWSA took care of the necessary communication and has existing relationships with local EMS supports. Overall the experience was overwhelming positive."


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