Daunting task: woman to attempt 70 km swim between Nanaimo and Sunshine Coast
NANAIMO — A Victoria woman is on the verge of attempting an incredible 70 kilometre non-stop return swim across the Strait of Georgia.
Jill Yoneda, 43, plans to leave Nanaimo’s Neck Point Park Friday afternoon, and if all goes well, return to the park from Sechelt roughly 24-hours later.
Yoneda is adding a 10 kilometre detour to Ballenas Island in order to double a 35 kilometre swim she completed last summer from Port Angeles to Victoria.
“As soon as I get to Sechelt I won’t be touching any land, I won’t be getting on a boat, I’ll just be turning around and then heading back into Nanaimo and Neck Point again,” Yoneda told NanaimoNewsNOW.