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September 20, 2018

Woman takes Alcatraz plunge for Mary’s Meals

Liz Lambert will be taking the plunge off of Alcatraz and swimming two kilometres to shore to raise funds for Mary’s Meals and a school in Malawi.

Liz Lambert will be taking on the greatest physical challenge of her life Sept. 29 when she takes the plunge to swim two-kilometres of the frigid San Francisco Bay from the famous Alcatraz Island to the mainland.

Published in Canada
July 28, 2015

Elements, jelly fish can’t stop swim for Good Shepherd

Marilyn Korzekwa, when she’s not swimming.

Cold waters, an overnight storm and countless jelly fish were not enough to slow down swimmer Marilyn Korzekwa during her historic three-province Atlantic Ocean swim to raise funds for the Good Shepherd in Hamilton, Ont.

Published in International
July 19, 2015

Good Shepherd beneficiary of doctor’s tri-province Atlantic swim

Dr. Marilyn Korzekwa will swim from Nova Scotia to P.E.I. and back to New Brunswick to raise funds for Hamilton’s Good Shepherd Centres.

Swimming is fun. So why not do it 22 to 26 hours in 16-to-20-degree water with jellyfish, possible high winds and ocean tides pulling you in various directions? Not every 58-year-old psychiatrist is crazy enough to try it.

Published in Canada