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Jonny’s Second Shot Across Lake Winnipeg | Winnipeg News
Sixty-two-year-old Jonathon Fenton, a two-time cancer survivor and Winnipeg native, is back for a second shot at swimming across Lake Winnipeg — this time aiming to complete the full sixteen-kilometer crossing from Grand Beach to Gimli. After shoulder issues forced him to quit last year, he’s spent the past year rehabbing and training, fueled by inspiration from Kathie McIntosh, the first person to swim the lake in 1955. Fenton’s mission is twofold: raise funds for cancer care and research through his “Jonny’s Big Swim” fundraiser, and prove to others battling illness that recovery and big…
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