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The only person to complete the gruelling triple is Jon Erikson of Chicago, who swam the 100 kilometre (63-mile) distance last year in 38 hours and 27(...)
The only person to complete the gruelling triple is Jon Erikson of Chicago, who swam the 100 kilometre (63-mile) distance last year in 38 hours and 27(...)

The only person to complete the gruelling triple is Jon Erikson of Chicago, who swam the 100 kilometre (63-mile) distance last year in 38 hours and 27(...)

Date7/23/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: The only person to complete the gruelling triple is Jon Erikson of Chicago, who swam the 100 kilometre (63-mile) distance last year in 38 hours and 27 minutes. Nicholas, a 25-year-old Scarborough law student, was in line to [Incomplete]
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accomplished the 100-kilometre 63-mile) feat in 38 hours, 27 minutes last year
accomplished the 100-kilometre 63-mile) feat in 38 hours, 27 minutes last year
7/22/1982
Another lake swimmer is 11-year-old Maria Myslik who swam Lake Dalrymple on the day Cindy Nicholas conquered Lake Ontario. It is only about 3 miles, but it's a fair swim, she says proudly
Another lake swimmer is 11-year-old Maria Myslik who swam Lake Dalrymple on the day Cindy Nicholas conquered Lake Ontario. It is only about 3 miles, but it's a fair swim, she says proudly
8/27/1974
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Easy winner: Stefan Fekner looks like an ultra-marathoner at 6-feet, 140 pounds and he demonstrated his skills by winning yesterday's 100-kilometre road race in 6 hours, 58 minutes, 51 seconds
4/26/1986
Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station
Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station
5/15/1983
Waterloo scenes: Erma Shantz, left, and Nancy Bauman were only two among the eight women who took 300 hours to complete embroidered quilt
Waterloo scenes: Erma Shantz, left, and Nancy Bauman were only two among the eight women who took 300 hours to complete embroidered quilt
5/27/1980
Pedalling poet: David Seaman, a professor at a West Virginia college, says he found his poetic output greatly stimulated during his ride to Toronto, a distance of 1,330 kilometres (800 miles)
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Tired swimmer eased into boat. Cam Kamula swam across Lake Ontario for 17 hours yesterday to raise money for muscular dystrophy research, but exhausti(...)
8/6/1983
Marathoner Vicki Keith bites into her first solid food in two days after struggling ashore in Chicago from her 72-kilometre (45-mile) crossing of Lake(...)
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7/29/1988
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Secretariat's groom, Eddie Sweat, has looked after Triple Crown winner 12 to 14 hours a day for two years and he's proud of his job, but he admits he (...)
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10/22/1973
Runner quits after 71 miles. Exhaustion and the long-distance runner-Bryan Beckstead, 19, Port Credit Marathoner, collapsed after 71 miles in his 100-(...)
Runner quits after 71 miles. Exhaustion and the long-distance runner-Bryan Beckstead, 19, Port Credit Marathoner, collapsed after 71 miles in his 100-(...)
8/10/1972
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