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Triathlete successfully swims 105 km length of Okanagan Lake

Triathlete successfully swims 105 km length of Okanagan Lake | iNFOnews.ca
The Guinness World Record website confirms endurance swimmer Adam Ellenstein has claimed the honour of the fastest, continuous lengthwise swim of Okanagan Lake. Contributed

OKANAGAN – A Detroit man has completed a gruelling endurance swim across Okanagan Lake.

Adam Ellenstein, 39, hopes the 105-kilometre swim across the length of the lake in just under 41 hours will establish a Guinness World Record for the fastest lengthwise swim of the lake.

The endurance swimmer completed the feat late last night, July 26, and says the non-stop swim was more a mental battle than a physical endurance.

Ellenstein says he's been training for the mental challenge on top of the physical swim for the last year because he knows that such long endurance events can start playing tricks on your mind.

Last year, he swam across Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba.

Ellenstein has dedicated his latest swim to increasing awareness of Parkinson's disease because his aunt was recently diagnosed with the illness.

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Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

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