2. Marilyn Bell
She was born at October 19, 1937.
She is a long-distance swimmer born in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was the first
person to swim across Lake Ontario.
3. Marilyn Brain
Full name: Marilyn Brain (-Campbell)
Gender: Female
Height: 5'10quot; (178 cm)
Weight: 157 lbs (71 kg)
Born: April 14, 1959 in Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Canada
Country: Canada
Sport: Rowing
Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)
4. When she was 16 years old, Bell waded into
Lk Ontario on the chilly night of 8 Sept 1954
and swam 32 miles (51.5 km) from
Youngstown, NY, to a slimy breakwater off
Toronto's western shore, a feat that caught
the imagination of the country.
5. Later she became the youngest person ever
to swim the English Channel and the Str of
Juan de Fuca, but nothing could match the
euphoria that gripped the waiting crowd in
Toronto when she weakly touched the wall 20
hours and 59 minutes after setting out.
6. 1937 - Oct 19, 1937 – Born
1954 - Sep 14, 1954 - TORONTO HAILS MARILYN
BELL, LAKE SWIMMER.
1955 - Aug 1, 1955 - Marilyn Bell, 17-year-old
Toronto schoolgirl, swam the English Channel
today. She was the youngest person ever to do
so.
1984 - Aug 16, 1984 - Marilyn Bell Park follows
the shoreline of Lake Ontario just west of
Exhibition Place. At the age of sixteen, Marilyn
Bell became the first person to swim across Lake
Ontario from New York State
7. 1997 - Jul 30, 1997 - She married JE Roach
who preceded her in death on July 30, 1997.
2007 - May 3, 2007 - Marilyn Bell became
the first person to swim across Lake Ontario
in 1954 at the tender age of 16. After her
historic swim, she was approached by the
swimwear company Catalina
