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An Ottawa teen is about to attempt something no one else has done.
Maya Farrell, who turns 16 in June, plans to swim the 88 kilometres — from Rochester, New York, to Brighton, Ont., Lake Ontario’s widest part — in July. That’s nearly nine times further than an official swim marathon distance of 10 km. She expects it will take her 40 to 45 hours.
This isn’t her first attempt. In 2016, Farrell started a similar swim across Lake Ontario but it quickly went awry when she had to be pulled of the water by her crew when a lightning storm made it too dangerous to continue. She’d trained for four years for that swim and was devastated to have to stop, she said.
“I was heartbroken,” she said. “I don’t think I had ever felt that upset in my whole life. I’m still not over it.”
Three days after that, Farrell decided to try again. Her inspiration to complete the swim, she said, came from her grandfather.
15-year-old Maya Farrell, photographed at the Richcraft Recreation Complex on Sunday, May 13, 2018. Ashley Fraser photo
“It was his idea actually,” she said. Her grandfather was no stranger to going the distance — he used to cycle across Canada, and Farrell said she loved listening to his stories from the road.
Her grandfather died in March after battling a form of Parkinson’s, only weeks after her mother died suddenly from a rare heart condition.
Farrell, who attends Elmwood School, is training 18 to 24 hours a week in the water, plus doing land exercises.
“I think it speaks to Maya’s strength and just the kind of kid she is,” said Farrell’s father, Matt Scoppa, of her decision to continue the swim. “She’s so resilient.”
Farrell said she’s loved swimming since she started learning at the Ottawa Tennis and Lawn Bowling Club when she was five years old. “I was always the first person in the water and the last person out every season,” she said.
Farrell said she wants to be a doctor when she’s older, but she also loves music — she’s studied piano and guitar for the past eight years.
It’s why, as a part of the swim, she hopes to raise money for Music Heals, a not-for-profit that supports music therapy programs across the country.
To give to Farrell’s fundraiser, go to chimp.net/groups/maya-swim-2018.
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Maya Farrell, who turns 16 in June, plans to swim the 88 kilometres — from Rochester, New York, to Brighton, Ont., Lake Ontario’s widest part — in July. That’s nearly nine times further than an official swim marathon distance of 10 km. She expects it will take her 40 to 45 hours.
This isn’t her first attempt. In 2016, Farrell started a similar swim across Lake Ontario but it quickly went awry when she had to be pulled of the water by her crew when a lightning storm made it too dangerous to continue. She’d trained for four years for that swim and was devastated to have to stop, she said.
“I was heartbroken,” she said. “I don’t think I had ever felt that upset in my whole life. I’m still not over it.”
Three days after that, Farrell decided to try again. Her inspiration to complete the swim, she said, came from her grandfather.
15-year-old Maya Farrell, photographed at the Richcraft Recreation Complex on Sunday, May 13, 2018. Ashley Fraser photo
“It was his idea actually,” she said. Her grandfather was no stranger to going the distance — he used to cycle across Canada, and Farrell said she loved listening to his stories from the road.
Her grandfather died in March after battling a form of Parkinson’s, only weeks after her mother died suddenly from a rare heart condition.
Farrell, who attends Elmwood School, is training 18 to 24 hours a week in the water, plus doing land exercises.
“I think it speaks to Maya’s strength and just the kind of kid she is,” said Farrell’s father, Matt Scoppa, of her decision to continue the swim. “She’s so resilient.”
Farrell said she’s loved swimming since she started learning at the Ottawa Tennis and Lawn Bowling Club when she was five years old. “I was always the first person in the water and the last person out every season,” she said.
Farrell said she wants to be a doctor when she’s older, but she also loves music — she’s studied piano and guitar for the past eight years.
It’s why, as a part of the swim, she hopes to raise money for Music Heals, a not-for-profit that supports music therapy programs across the country.
To give to Farrell’s fundraiser, go to chimp.net/groups/maya-swim-2018.
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