:)
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014
Winterfest Polar bear 2014
Another Polar bear dip in the books! Here is my video of this years dip.
I also made the Local Barrie news article again with a great pic of me doing the bellyflop as well as some more pic's check out the link.
Diving into winter Winterfest Barrie Examiner
I also made the Local Barrie news article again with a great pic of me doing the bellyflop as well as some more pic's check out the link.
Diving into winter Winterfest Barrie Examiner
Thursday, January 2, 2014
The tradition continues!
Well I went down to the lake (Centennial beach) anyway after cancelling my polar bear event to keep my New Years polar bear swim tradition going for the 5th year straight. here is the link to the Barrie Examiner news paper picture and article.
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2014/01/02/barrie-polar-bear-dipper-manages-to-keep-tradition-alive
And here is the short video I made, unfortunately my camera shut off from being so cold out -16C as I was getting ready to go in, I was lucky the new photographer was there to capture me in the water which he used for the paper.
:)
http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2014/01/02/barrie-polar-bear-dipper-manages-to-keep-tradition-alive
And here is the short video I made, unfortunately my camera shut off from being so cold out -16C as I was getting ready to go in, I was lucky the new photographer was there to capture me in the water which he used for the paper.
:)
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
2013 Triumphs, dissapointments and heartaches
What is my 2014 resolution? ...Well I don't make resolutions! But i have to say 2013 was a year of disappointment, triumphs and heartaches for me.
I am grateful for the support I had for my lake O swim attempt, without the support I got I couldn't do what I achieved! but I am sad and disappointment I couldn't achieve my goal though lack of support I didn't get which helped in postponing my swim.
2013 was full of triumphs with my swimming, achieving a solid 6.5 hour 16km swim in Lake Ontario swim for life, yet failing to meet requirements by some silly rules that say's you have to swim 16km in 6 hours? Something I think is very odd as doing a self challenge should not be timed for the sake of speeding up a challenge? specially when the training done was on course for my predicted challenge time based on my training and goals of finishing, knowing I could finish my challenge in what ever time it would take? I wasn't racing!! ...
Anyway on top of the stress of doing all the work to achieve my goal for my challenge and with other matters in my personal life that gave me and are giving me challenges, not to go in details, I simple state I hope things get back to normal and hope for a better 2014 and hope to come back to challenge Lake Ontario in 2015.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Ice swim Nov 16 2013
Hi, I know it's been a while posting since my attempt and postponement of my Lake Ontario swim. So I thought I would pop in and fill you all in on what is going on with me.
As for my lake Ontario swim? I am still planning on doing it. I just haven't decided when yet? I'm still looking for the required boats and until then I can't do much else. My goal now is if I find my required boats come this summer I will register again with SOLO swim to do my lake crossing in Aug 2014, I have until April 30 to register, but as I'm having my doubts about securing my boats for this coming summer, I am planning on a more realistic attempt to swim Lake Ontario come 2015.
I have been planning on and have been working on making a video of my journey over the last two years leading up to and including my last min cancelation/postponement of my lake swim. When that is done I will post it.
As for what I have been doing since July 28? Well first of all I have been healing up my foot. As you remember On the day I was suppose to swim Lake Ontario since it was postponed I wanted to swim from Carthrew Bay Orillia to Barrie's Centennial beach about 27k but in the process of getting ready and putting my boat in the water I stepped on a sharp rock which punctured into my planter fascia and tearing it again, the same one I tore in 2007. I did manage to swim 6km that day, but because of weather conditions being bad with high winds causing very ruff water I called it a day.
Well, as for my foot now? I can't say it's all healed, as there is a very noticeable knot in the tendon that you can feel, but it is good enough now and I have been able to start running again.
In the mean time I have still kept on with my swimming in the lake and decided I might try my hand at an official open water Ice swim which is a mile swim in water that is 5C or less without getting out only wearing a bathing suit swim cap and goggles, same rules as normal open water, not wetsuit fins etc! So I'm still swimming in the lake weekly sans wetsuit albeit not for very long! I'm just preparing myself for when the water reaches 5C or less to give it a go.
So Today I went out in hopes of having the ideal water temp or 5C or under to attempt my mile swim.
But wouldn't you know it, today being Nov 16, 2013 the water temp was to warm for an official Ice swim at 6.5C 46F!!
But I still had fun in the sun and surf a sand at Centennial beach this morning with a practice swim and here is a video of today swim......Enjoy!
As for my lake Ontario swim? I am still planning on doing it. I just haven't decided when yet? I'm still looking for the required boats and until then I can't do much else. My goal now is if I find my required boats come this summer I will register again with SOLO swim to do my lake crossing in Aug 2014, I have until April 30 to register, but as I'm having my doubts about securing my boats for this coming summer, I am planning on a more realistic attempt to swim Lake Ontario come 2015.
I have been planning on and have been working on making a video of my journey over the last two years leading up to and including my last min cancelation/postponement of my lake swim. When that is done I will post it.
As for what I have been doing since July 28? Well first of all I have been healing up my foot. As you remember On the day I was suppose to swim Lake Ontario since it was postponed I wanted to swim from Carthrew Bay Orillia to Barrie's Centennial beach about 27k but in the process of getting ready and putting my boat in the water I stepped on a sharp rock which punctured into my planter fascia and tearing it again, the same one I tore in 2007. I did manage to swim 6km that day, but because of weather conditions being bad with high winds causing very ruff water I called it a day.
Well, as for my foot now? I can't say it's all healed, as there is a very noticeable knot in the tendon that you can feel, but it is good enough now and I have been able to start running again.
In the mean time I have still kept on with my swimming in the lake and decided I might try my hand at an official open water Ice swim which is a mile swim in water that is 5C or less without getting out only wearing a bathing suit swim cap and goggles, same rules as normal open water, not wetsuit fins etc! So I'm still swimming in the lake weekly sans wetsuit albeit not for very long! I'm just preparing myself for when the water reaches 5C or less to give it a go.
So Today I went out in hopes of having the ideal water temp or 5C or under to attempt my mile swim.
But wouldn't you know it, today being Nov 16, 2013 the water temp was to warm for an official Ice swim at 6.5C 46F!!
But I still had fun in the sun and surf a sand at Centennial beach this morning with a practice swim and here is a video of today swim......Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Last person this year to attempt crossing lake Ontario
And this 15yr old did it! Congrats Ashleigh Beacham!
http://zwemza.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/girl-15-needs-nap-after-swimming-lake-ontario/
This only inspires me more to complete my goal of Crossing Lake Ontario next year!
:)
http://zwemza.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/girl-15-needs-nap-after-swimming-lake-ontario/
This only inspires me more to complete my goal of Crossing Lake Ontario next year!
:)
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Just for kicks I swam 4.5k pulling my 300lb zodiac unsupported
Well I couldn't find support for my Carthrew bay to Centennial beach again. It seem everyone I know has their own agenda, most of them are either training for Ironman races or marathons, or whatever? lol.....
So I decided to do the next best thing! Just go out with my Zodiac unsupported and swim pulling my 300lb zodiac half way down the center of Kempenfelt bay just over 4.5km, as well as working the video camera which I duct taped on the bow of the boat which only takes video in 20 min segments so every km I had to reset it by jumping in and out the boat.
To my surprise it only took me 1:30hrs to swim the 4.5 km including my jumping in and out of the boat resetting my camera, as well as swimming into the current and light winds!
I could have gone longer! .....Maybe next time!! ...but I think i'll need someone to work my camera! ;) which if I did have someone I wouldn't need to pull the boat swimming and could do my Carthew bay to Barrie swim? lol
Here is the you tube link ....4.5km swim pulling my zodiac
So I decided to do the next best thing! Just go out with my Zodiac unsupported and swim pulling my 300lb zodiac half way down the center of Kempenfelt bay just over 4.5km, as well as working the video camera which I duct taped on the bow of the boat which only takes video in 20 min segments so every km I had to reset it by jumping in and out the boat.
To my surprise it only took me 1:30hrs to swim the 4.5 km including my jumping in and out of the boat resetting my camera, as well as swimming into the current and light winds!
I could have gone longer! .....Maybe next time!! ...but I think i'll need someone to work my camera! ;) which if I did have someone I wouldn't need to pull the boat swimming and could do my Carthew bay to Barrie swim? lol
Here is the you tube link ....4.5km swim pulling my zodiac
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