As he swims across Lake Ontario, swinging one arm over the other for 51 kilometres straight, Jason Kloss may seem alone — but he won’t be.
His grandfather, Dick Kloss, and friend, Mike Kuipers, both of whom died during the pandemic, will be in the Paris, Ont., man’s mind, pushing him to finish what he started.
“That hit me really hard,” Jason, 35, told CBC Hamilton in a phone interview, a few weeks ahead of his long-distance swim.
His goal is to not only cross the lake but also raise $50,000 toward the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, also known as CAMH, in Toronto.
Jason said he’s been preparing by swimming every morning for up to three hours but he’s no stranger to lake swims.
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CBC News
July 20, 2023
