

Swimming 2300km (2.3 million meters) to
help raise awareness for sharks and funds for Shark Savers!
TOTAL: 1177km

COACHING: Open Water Swim Training/Plant-Based
Nutrition
April 16th, 2013:
Passed 1/2 way thru the 2300km Great Barrier Reef Swim Distance
Challenge today - 1150km!!!
Jan. 27th, 2013:
In the pool 6 days/week; 8-9 swims & 2 dryland - pushing my training partner Colin hard, he is
targeting an Ironman Kona qualification this year! H2Overdrive for
SUMMER 2013! BOOM! Blue Dynamite!
Sept. 20th, 2012:
SWIMMING FAST - FOR THE
SHARKS! is now working with SEA SHEPHERD BRAZIL in a campaign to pass a
law for a full moratorium on the fishing of all shark species along
Brazil's coastline. FINS UP! H2O Fast - 4 the Sharks!
Aug. 11th, 2012:
Sun City Swim 4k: 55:50 - 2nd overall. Cut 4 mins
off my time from last year! Birthday race! It's not how old you are,
it's how fast you can swim!
Aug. 10th, 2012:
Congratulations to Richard
Weinberger for taking the BRONZE for Canada in the 10k swim at the 2012
London Olympic Games! He went: 1:50:00.3!
Aug. 3rd, 2012:
FINA 10k Traversée Du Lac
Memphrémagog race in Magog, Quebec! 2:55:00 - 7th (Men).
July 14th, 2012:
Bring on the Bay 3k race:
39:14 - 2nd
(30-40), 10th overall, 466 swimmers! Today also marks 1 1/2 years raw vegan and 1/3
of the way thru the 2300km Great Barrier Reef Distance Challenge!
June 3rd, 2012:
ZOOT 4k race: 59:56 - 1st (30-40), 4th overall. Closing in fast on 600kms into the Great Barrier Reef Distance
Challenge - For our Sharks!
Jan. 4th, 2012:
Training ramps up for the 2012 race season,
slicing fast into the 2.3 million meter (2300km) Great Barrier Reef
Distance Challenge - for the Sharks! Check out the Facebook Page!
https://www.facebook.com/swimmingfastforsharks
Sept. 2nd, 2011:
Added a Mako, Bull and Oceanic Whitetip to my
back; their teeth on my leg. Inked in London, Ontario by Mike
Austin; Austin Custom Tattoos.


Teeth bottom to top: Great White (Carcharodon carcharias),
Tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier), Great Hammerhead (Sphyrna
mokarran), Oceanic Whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus), Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus),
Bull (Carcharhinus
leucas)
August 17th-19th, 2011:
Blue shark trip off Rhode Island. My first time
seeing Blue sharks in the open ocean...absolutely beautiful animals, I'm
totally overwhelmed and in absolute awe. Their iridescent deep blue
indigo colouring is incredible. I had an 8-foot one pretty much slam
right into me to end the day! FINS UP!
August 6th, 2011:
Sun City Swim 4k: 59:20 - 2nd overall. Huge
thanks to my support kayaker Rachel! For the
Sharks! The race also marks 159km into the Great Barrier Reef Distance Challenge!
May 17th, 2011:
Power Shark Bites!
Ⓥ My custom designed energy/recovery bars with
perfectly balanced nutrition for pre or post-training & races:
Packed with nutrient dense, easily digestible
calories; protein, carbs, fats, and fibre. 100% plant-based, raw,
organic. Absolutely no animal products, dairy, wheat, soy, gluten,
sugar, yeast, artificial sweeteners, GMO's, or preservatives. Make your own -
see the full recipe
HERE! Power Shark Bites always
complimentary for all Lateral Line clients. Fuel to Swim
Fast!

Aug. 7th, 2010:
Supported at a shark finning
awareness protest at Casino Rama Resort & Casino, about an hour north of Toronto. One of
their restaurants, The Willow, has 12 shark fin dishes on the
menu...

July 17th, 2010:
Bright's Grove 3k Ontario Open Water Championships! I placed 2nd in my age group and 3rd Overall.
For the Sharks! FINS UP!
Feb. 20th, 2010:
14.5k ocean swim from Whitsunday Island to Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier
Reef in a campaign to help protect sharks and raise awareness about the
importance of these animals in our oceans. This was the first time anyone has done the crossing
between these two islands. For the record we did not see any sharks on
the swim....


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