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THIS SUMMER YUKO TO ATTEMPT
DOUBLE-CROSSING OF LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG
It's official, on Monday January 31st 2000, The Board of Directors of Traversée Internationale accepted Yuko's new challenge to double-cross Lake Memphremagog for a worthy children's charity. The plan is simple in paper but the challenge is greater than word can ever describe. Yuko will begin the race on Saturday, July 22nd around 12:00PM from Magog , Québec together with the swimmers from the normal yearly swimming event. The difference will be that Yuko will continue up to Newport, Vermont , USA where she will turn and head back to Magog finishing sometime Sunday afternoon. Not only will this be a first ever in the history of Lake Memphremagog but it will be a great way to launch marathon swimming into the new millennium. Yuko is extremely excited about this opportunity to keep bringing marathon swimming into the public eye and also to showcase her neverending quest for the happiness of children. Stay tuned to this website for more updates.
YUKO SUCESSFULLY COMPLETES 24 HOURS NON STOP SWIM
Yuko volunteered to participate in a 24 hour non stop swim with proceeds going to the YMCA Youth Scholarship Fund. The swim took place at the Orlando YMCA Aquatic Center in International Drive. The swim was held on June 19th, 1999 at 5:14 PM and it ended on June 20th, 1999 at 5:14 PM. Yuko swam 24 hours non stop using the long course of the main pool in the Aquatic Center. She completed 685 Laps which added to 68.5 km. This had not been attempted before so many people came to cheer her on. Yuko would like to thank all her friends and new friends that came to cheer and helped her on her challenge. Her coach, Omar Ruiz and event coordinator, Izumi Sakurada get special thanks for their total support during the swim.
"it was difficult staying awake for such a long period of time but it was all worth it"
CONGRATULATIONS YUKO!!!!!!
*~*~*~*~*~*ABOUT YUKO*~*~*~*~*~*
Yuko was born in Tokyo, Japan on July 7th, 1962
She has brown hair and brown eyes
She is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 128 lbs
She is fluent in Japanesse and has a working knowledge of English
Yuko has a great love for the sport of MARATHON SWIMMING in which she is proudly completing her 10th year
For fun she enjoys collecting anything Disney and her favorite characters are
CHESHIRE CAT, WHITE RABBIT and GOOFY
Her biggest dream is to be able to swim around the SEVEN SEAS LAGOON in the
MAGIC KINGDOM at WALT DISNEY WORLD, Florida for 24 consecutive hours
She would also like to swim the 270 miles surrounding the Island of
She studied Physical Education at the Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education in 1985, later she continued postgraduate studies at the Tsukuba University in 1986
Yuko began her swimming career at the tender age of 15
At the age of 18 she began Fin Swimming until 1988 when she retired from it and began
the challenging yet rewarding career as a Marathon Swimmer
She currently trains at the YMCA Aquatic Center in Orlando, Florida
Yuko's love for the sport extends beyond the race itself. She enjoys getting together with the other swimmers. Yuko loves the support of the public as they cheer during the races and often keeps in touch with her fans via mail, e-mail and even over the phone. Traveling helps Yuko learn about the different countries and their customs which reflects her love of people.
Yuko recently completed her first book titled MARATHON SWIMMING, MY FUN JOURNEY describing all of her experiences in a hysterical look at Marathon Swimming
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