Niagara-on-the-Lake in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Solo Swims Of Ontario

Lake Ontario Successful Swims

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 2, 2025

1. Solo Swims Of Ontario Marker

Inscription.

Solo Swims Of Ontario. Lake Ontario Successful Swims.
Solo Swims Of Ontario was formed in 1975 in response to an order in council of the Government of Ontario as the governing body to ensure the safety of solo log distance swims in Ontario. , Solo swims and the swimmers wish to extend their appreciation to the boat captains, support crews and family who have helped make these swims possible., soloswims.com, In 1954, at age 16, Marilyn Bell's unprecedented crossing of Lake Ontario captured a nation's heart. The courageous few that followed are recorded here to inspire others to emulate her achievement., Name - Age - Country - Date - Time - Direction - Distance , Marilyn Bell 16 Canada 08-09 Sep 1954 20:55 SN 51 km . John Jaremey 36 Canada 23 Jul 1956 21:13 SN 48 km . Brenda Fisher 28 England 12-13 Aug 1956 18:51 SN 49 km . Bill Sadlo 57 USA 23 Aug 1957 25:01 SN 51 km . Jim Woods 41 USA 26 Aug 1957 18:35 SN 51 km . Jim Woods 45 USA 02 Sep 1961 17:07 SN 51 km . Cindy Nicholas 16 Canada 17 Aug 1974 15:10 SN 51 km . Diana Nyad 24 USA 30-31 Aug 1974 18:15 NS 49 km, Debbi Roach 17 Canada 16 Aug 1975 18:30 SN 51 km . Angela Kondrak 17 Canada 22-23 Aug 1976 23:48 SN 51 km . Kim Lumsdon 19 Canada 27 Aug 1976 21:27 SN 51 km . John Kinsella 25 USA 16 Aug 1978 13:49 SN 51 km . Claudio Plit 23 Argentina 16 Aug 1978 15:01 SN 51 km . Raul Villagomez 27 Mexico 16 Aug 1978 15:09 SN 51 km . Magdy Mandour 23 Egypt 16 Aug 1978 15:19 SN 51 km . Bill Heiss 26 USA 16 Aug 1978 15:57 SN 51 km . Loreen Passfield 21 Canada 01 Sep 1979 15:43 SN 51 km . Jocelyn Muir 15 Canada 05 Sep 1981 15:55 SN 51 km . Marilyn Korzekwa 26 Canada 01-02 Sep 1983 21:29 SN 45 km, Cam Kamula 29 Canada 03-04 Aug 1984 20:07 SN 51 km . Marilyn Korzekwa 27 Canada 17-18 Aug 1984 21:00 NS 46 km . Kim Middleton 26 Canada 16-17 Aug 1985 18:34 SN 51 km . Vicki Keith 25 Canada 14-15 Aug 1986 26:59 NS 46 km . Vicki Keith 26 Canada 05-06-07 Aug 1987 56:10 NSN 95 km . Vicki Keith 27 Canada 29-30 Aug 1988 23:33 SN 45 km . Rick Wood 31 Canada 19 Aug 1989 21:33 SN 51 km . Bob Weir 46 Canada 23-24 Aug 1989 22:08 SN 45 km . Vicki Keith 28 Canada butterfly 03-04 Sep 1989 31:00 SN 51 km . Paolo Pinto 52 Italy 28-29 Jul 1990 23:57 SN 51 km . Colleen Shields 38 Canada 10-11 Aug 1990 17:56 SN 45 km, Patty Thompson 45 Canada 14 Aug 1991 19:18 SN 45 km . John Scott 31 Canada 07-08 Aug 1992 14:50 SN 51 km . Carlos Costa 20 Canada SWAD 22-23 Jul 1993 32:43 SN 45 km . Shelagh Freedman 17 Canada 12-13 Aug 1993 26:03 SN 51 km . Kim Middleton 34 Canada 04-05-06 Sep 1993 29:00 NS 50 km . Kim Middleton 35 Canada 30-31 July 1994 26:14 NS 47 km . John Scott 33 Canada 12-13 Aug 1994 14:42 SN 51 km . Rick Goodwin 36 Canada 27-28 Aug 1994 27:06 SN 45 km . Ingrid Martin 38 Australia 11-12 Aug 1996 23:25 SN 51 km . Paula Stephanson 17 Canada 16-16 Aug 1996 22:30 SN 51 km . Nicole Mallette 31 Canada 08-09 Aug 1997 16:10 SN 45 km, Dan Foster 33 Canada 15 Aug 1998 19:12 SN 45 kms . Gregg Taylor 19 Canada 13-14 Aug 2003 19:23 SN 51 km . Peter Gibbs 56 Barbados 07-08 Aug 2004 18:40 SN 45 km . Melissa Brannagan 23 Canada 09-10 Aug 2005 16:11 SN 51 km . Kim Lumsdon 49 Canada 05-06 Aug 2006 26:38 SN 51 km . Samantha Whiteside 16 Canada 08-09 Aug 2006 15:11 SN 51 km . Colleen Shields 54 Canada 12-13 Aug 2006 16:30 SN 51 km . Stephanie Hermans 21 Canada 10-11 Aug 2007 18:05 SN 51 km . Jay Serdula 35 Canada 28-29-30 Jul 2008 41:01 SN 45 km . Shaun Chisholm 40 Canada 15-16 Aug 2008 19:23 SN 51 km . Jade Scognamillo 15 Canada 31 July-01 Aug 2009 19:59 SN 51 km . Susanne Welbanks 39 Canada 10-11 Aug 2010 24:28 SN 45 km . Miguel Vadillo 40 Mexico 10-11 Aug 2010 18:03 SN 51 km . Rebekah Boscariol 17 Canada 05-06 Aug 2011 15:33 SN 51 km . Christine Arsenault 35 Canada 08-09 Aug 2011 22:22 SN 51 km . Annaleise Carr 14 Canada 18-19 Aug 2012 26:41 SN 51 km . Ashleigh Beacham 15 USA 18 Aug 2013 18:22 SN 51 km . Trinity Arsenault 14 Canada 3-4 Aug 2024 23:19 SN 51 km, Colleen Shields 62 Canada 8-9 Aug 2014 21:33 SN 51 km . Michael McIsaac 32 Canada 22 Aug 2015 22:23 SN 52 km . Loren King 48 Canada 01-02 Aug 2016 18:35 SN 51 km . Pat Gallant-Charette 66 USA 29-30 Aug 2017 24:28 SN 51 km . Elizabeth Fry 58 USA 11 Sep 2017 15:46 SN 51 km . Victor Lal 21 Canada 01-02 Sep 2018 21:05 SN 52 km . The Machine Men Relay USA 06-07 Sep 2018 19:00 SN 51 km . Jillian Best 34 Canada 03-04 Aug 2021 18:36 SN 51 km . Juan Gabriel Acosta 38 Colombia 05-06 Aug 2021 18:58 SN 51 km . Mark Sheridan 48 England 02-03 Aug 2022 18:59 SN 45 km . Greg Maitinsky 46 Canada 05-06 Aug 2022 16:16 SN 51 km . Sean Nuttall 43 Canada 12-14 Aug 2022 42:27 NSN 101 km . Bryce Croll 39 Canada 10 Sep 2022 18:32 SN 51 km . Maggie Regan 31 USA 22-23 Aug 2023 14:08 SN 45 km

Solo Swims Of Ontario was formed in 1975 in response to an order in council of the Government of Ontario as the governing body to ensure the safety of solo log distance swims in Ontario.

Solo swims and the swimmers wish to extend their appreciation to the boat captains, support crews and family who have helped make these swims possible.

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In 1954, at age 16, Marilyn Bell's unprecedented crossing of Lake Ontario captured a nation's heart. The courageous few that followed are recorded here to inspire others to emulate her achievement.

Name - Age - Country - Date - Time - Direction - Distance
Marilyn Bell 16 Canada 08-09 Sep 1954 20:55 SN 51 km • John Jaremey 36 Canada 23 Jul 1956 21:13 SN 48 km • Brenda Fisher 28 England 12-13 Aug 1956 18:51 SN 49 km • Bill Sadlo 57 USA 23 Aug 1957 25:01 SN 51 km • Jim Woods 41 USA 26 Aug 1957 18:35 SN 51 km • Jim Woods 45 USA 02 Sep 1961 17:07 SN 51 km • Cindy Nicholas 16 Canada 17 Aug 1974 15:10 SN 51 km • Diana Nyad 24 USA 30-31 Aug 1974 18:15 NS

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Debbi Roach 17 Canada 16 Aug 1975 18:30 SN 51 km • Angela Kondrak 17 Canada 22-23 Aug 1976 23:48 SN 51 km • Kim Lumsdon 19 Canada 27 Aug 1976 21:27 SN 51 km • John Kinsella 25 USA 16 Aug 1978 13:49 SN 51 km • Claudio Plit 23 Argentina 16 Aug 1978 15:01 SN 51 km • Raul Villagomez 27 Mexico 16 Aug 1978 15:09 SN 51 km • Magdy Mandour 23 Egypt 16 Aug 1978 15:19 SN 51 km • Bill Heiss 26 USA 16 Aug 1978 15:57 SN 51 km • Loreen Passfield 21 Canada 01 Sep 1979 15:43 SN 51 km • Jocelyn Muir 15 Canada 05 Sep 1981 15:55 SN 51 km • Marilyn Korzekwa 26 Canada 01-02 Sep 1983 21:29 SN 45 km

Cam Kamula 29 Canada 03-04 Aug 1984 20:07 SN 51 km • Marilyn Korzekwa 27 Canada 17-18 Aug 1984 21:00 NS 46 km • Kim Middleton 26 Canada 16-17 Aug 1985 18:34 SN 51 km • Vicki Keith 25 Canada 14-15 Aug 1986 26:59 NS 46 km • Vicki Keith 26 Canada 05-06-07 Aug 1987 56:10 NSN 95 km • Vicki Keith 27 Canada 29-30 Aug 1988 23:33

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SN 45 km • Rick Wood 31 Canada 19 Aug 1989 21:33 SN 51 km • Bob Weir 46 Canada 23-24 Aug 1989 22:08 SN 45 km • Vicki Keith 28 Canada butterfly 03-04 Sep 1989 31:00 SN 51 km • Paolo Pinto 52 Italy 28-29 Jul 1990 23:57 SN 51 km • Colleen Shields 38 Canada 10-11 Aug 1990 17:56 SN 45 km

Patty Thompson 45 Canada 14 Aug 1991 19:18 SN 45 km • John Scott 31 Canada 07-08 Aug 1992 14:50 SN 51 km • Carlos Costa 20 Canada SWAD 22-23 Jul 1993 32:43 SN 45 km • Shelagh Freedman 17 Canada 12-13 Aug 1993 26:03 SN 51 km • Kim Middleton 34 Canada 04-05-06 Sep 1993 29:00 NS 50 km • Kim Middleton 35 Canada 30-31 July 1994 26:14 NS 47 km • John Scott 33 Canada 12-13 Aug 1994 14:42 SN 51 km • Rick Goodwin 36 Canada 27-28 Aug 1994 27:06 SN 45 km • Ingrid Martin 38 Australia 11-12 Aug 1996 23:25 SN 51 km • Paula Stephanson 17 Canada 16-16 Aug 1996 22:30 SN 51 km • Nicole Mallette 31 Canada 08-09 Aug 1997 16:10 SN 45 km

Dan Foster 33 Canada 15 Aug 1998 19:12 SN 45 kms • Gregg Taylor 19 Canada 13-14 Aug 2003 19:23 SN 51 km • Peter Gibbs 56 Barbados 07-08 Aug 2004 18:40 SN 45 km • Melissa Brannagan 23 Canada 09-10 Aug 2005 16:11 SN 51 km • Kim Lumsdon 49 Canada 05-06 Aug 2006 26:38 SN 51 km • Samantha Whiteside 16 Canada 08-09 Aug 2006 15:11 SN 51 km • Colleen Shields 54 Canada 12-13 Aug 2006 16:30 SN 51 km • Stephanie Hermans 21 Canada 10-11 Aug 2007 18:05 SN 51 km • Jay Serdula 35 Canada 28-29-30 Jul 2008 41:01 SN 45 km • Shaun Chisholm 40 Canada 15-16 Aug 2008 19:23 SN 51 km • Jade Scognamillo 15 Canada 31 July-01 Aug 2009 19:59 SN 51 km • Susanne Welbanks 39 Canada 10-11 Aug 2010 24:28 SN 45 km • Miguel Vadillo 40 Mexico 10-11 Aug 2010 18:03 SN 51 km • Rebekah Boscariol 17 Canada 05-06 Aug 2011 15:33 SN 51 km • Christine Arsenault 35 Canada 08-09 Aug 2011 22:22 SN 51 km • Annaleise Carr 14 Canada 18-19 Aug 2012 26:41 SN 51 km • Ashleigh Beacham 15 USA 18 Aug 2013 18:22 SN 51 km • Trinity Arsenault 14 Canada 3-4 Aug 2024 23:19 SN 51 km

Colleen Shields 62 Canada 8-9 Aug 2014 21:33 SN 51 km • Michael McIsaac 32 Canada 22 Aug 2015 22:23 SN 52 km • Loren King 48 Canada 01-02 Aug 2016 18:35 SN 51 km • Pat Gallant-Charette 66 USA 29-30 Aug 2017 24:28 SN 51 km • Elizabeth Fry 58 USA 11 Sep 2017 15:46 SN 51 km • Victor Lal 21 Canada 01-02 Sep 2018 21:05 SN 52 km • The Machine Men Relay USA 06-07 Sep 2018 19:00 SN 51 km • Jillian Best 34 Canada 03-04 Aug 2021 18:36 SN 51 km • Juan Gabriel Acosta 38 Colombia 05-06 Aug 2021 18:58 SN 51 km • Mark Sheridan 48 England 02-03 Aug 2022 18:59 SN 45 km • Greg Maitinsky 46 Canada 05-06 Aug 2022 16:16 SN 51 km • Sean Nuttall 43 Canada 12-14 Aug 2022 42:27 NSN 101 km • Bryce Croll 39 Canada 10 Sep 2022 18:32 SN 51 km • Maggie Regan 31 USA 22-23 Aug 2023 14:08 SN 45 km

Erected 2011 by Solo Swims Of Ontario.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.

Location. 43° 15.464′ N, 79° 4.101′ W. Marker is in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is at the intersection of King Street and Delater St, on the left when traveling north on King Street. The plaque is 20 metres north of the intersection, just past the place where the sidewalks of the roads meet. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 66 King St, Niagara-on-the-Lake ON L0S 1J0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gleaner Printing and Masonic Hall (here, next to this marker); First Newspaper 1793 (within shouting distance of this marker); Niagara-on-the-Lake's Railroad (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The First Provincial Parliament 1792 (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Niagara Lodge No. 2 G.R.C. (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); St. Mark’s Church (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Bicentennial of First Parliament (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); First Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 11 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 3, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.