Woman’s record swim across Lake Ontario aborted

Weather has forced Kim Lumsdon to abort swim across Lake Ontario.

 

The 56-year-old Toronto woman was attempting to become the oldest female to cross Lake Ontario.

Lumsdon was pulled out of the water by the Marine Unit around 4 p.m. Saturday due to a large storm on the water, making navigation difficult, a representative for the swimmer told CityNews.

Paramedics say she was then transported to a local hospital.

This is not the first time Lumsdon has swam these waters.

In 1976, at the age of 19, she became the eleventh person to swim Lake Ontario.

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