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Recent NSSC press release in the Swampscott Reporter:
Craig Lewin of Swampscott and a member of the North Shore Swim Club
won
the "swim across the sound 25K open water swim" on Saturday August
13,
2005. Craig is a 19 year old distance swimmer who will be entering
his
sophomore year at Boston College.
"There were 163 swimmers, 13 solo swimmers and 25 relay teams. The
water
temp for most of the race was 74-77 degrees and there was a good
amount of
jelly fish that loved to sting. I got stung by them a lot more than
I
expected, especially when I had to swim through a massive school of
them.
The race started from Port Jefferson in Long Island, NY and it ended
at
Captain's Cove in Bridgeport Connecticut. The race was a charity to
raise
money for cancer research and education. We ended up raising over
$250,000. It was a 25k swim which is about 16 miles. I ended up
going
6hrs. 44minutes. 33seconds. I broke the amateur course record by
about
1hr. 33 minutes. Before my swim the record was 8hrs 17minutes and
that
record was set in 1996 by Dave Parcells who was this year's Swim
Across
the Sound race director. It was a ton of fun and it was amazing to
see so
many people attempt this race all in the name of helping prevent
cancer"
said Craig.
This marked the culmination of an incredible summer season for
Craig.
Before winning this race, Craig won the 19-29 age group at the mile
open
water swim in Salem last weekend. Three weeks ago, Craig qualified
for the
prestigious Speedo Sectional Championships in the 200 meter
butterfly. He
had a great season of training and really improved his mental
approach to
swimming. It was a great pleasure to help him, said Coach Tony
Padvaiskas
of North Shore Swim Club.
For more information on North Shore Swim Club at Salem State College
and
the JCC of the North Shore, please visit us on the web at
Northshoreswimclub.com or call coach Tony directly at 978-314-5445.