My Swim Journal

David is planning a Nile River swim — dates still to be determined due to the pandemic — and has been training each week this summer in the St. Lawrence River, departing from the civic complex area and returning to … Continued

Cornwall endurance athlete David Merpaw has just returned home, after his latest test of physical and mental strength: an Amazon River 200-kilometre swim – much of it at night – through portions of Peru, Colombia and Brazil. “It’s been a … Continued

Last week I was in Northern India in a small lively city called Rishikesh.  I was here to swim the Ganges River, which is at the base of the Himalayas. I decided to start my Swim about 18 kilometres up … Continued

2 weeks ago I swam the Ottawa River to celebrate our country 150th. I started after dark near the town of DeepRiver. The water level is up which makes for a nice steady flow of current. I packed my supplies … Continued

Gatineau River Swim July 2016. Last week in swam the Gatineau River starting south of Maniwaki and finishing in the Ottawa River. The day of my swim I drove up to Maniwaki, this time I decided to hide and store … Continued

I planed to swim this river when I arrived to the Philippines. But days after I arrived I found myself caught in an Typhoon and days later there was second Typhoon. My swim was delayed until second week in January. … Continued