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Feb 3, 2024 · The Evolution of the Sport of Open Water Swimming. Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association (LEOWSA) is a governing body for swimmers who wish to attempt a sanctioned, monitored, and insured solo marathon swim in or across Lake Erie. Josh Heynes, a clinical cardiac exercise physiologist, high school All American, former NCAA Division I college ...
Jun 30, 2022 · Lake Erie swim crossings from Ontario to North East, Pa., return for the first time since 2019 with planned attempts by three individual this month. ... He co-founded the Lake Erie Open Water ...
The Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association was established by Josh Heynes in 2012 and discontinued in 2024. It was established upon the recommendation of multiple local United States cities, municipalities, and other local government organizations (US Border Patrol, US Coast Guard), due to the increasing popularity, interest, and number of ...
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Distance across Lake Erie remains the same, but open-water swimming attempts may be harder. Josh Heynes, co-founder of the Lake Erie Open Water ...
Apr 10, 2024 · Abby Fairman will be last person to have crossed Lake Erie with the aid of the Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association. The 1999 Penn State University graduate briefly stood on Freeport Beach ...
2 days ago · North winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. Friday Night. Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening becoming light and variable, then becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
Geological evidence shows that over the millennia since Lake Erie was formed, its level has varied widely. About 5,000 years ago, the lake stood about 46 feet lower, which would have put the Ohio shoreline 2 to 3 miles farther out than it is today. The other Great Lakes experienced similar "lowstands," evidence for which includes submerged tree ...
