Marilyn Bell: The Heart-Stopping Tale of Marilyn's Record-Breaking Swim

"'My arms were tired. My legs ached. My stomach hurt in one big awful pain and I couldn't get my breath. I wanted to quit. When it gets to your stomach, marathoners say, you're through.' Marilyn Bell was through - or so it seemed." This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: sport, biography, or sports history. Marilyn Bell's 54-kilometre swim across Lake Ontario both stunned the world and riveted a nation. This account of her epic ordeal will have you on the edge of your seat as you accompany Marilyn and her , Gus Ryder, across the dark, frigid waters of Lake Ontario.

• Author: Patrick Tivy
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Dimensions: 13.97 x 1.27 x 21.59 cm
• Publisher: Amazing Stories (Oct. 28 2003)