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Swimmer strokes across 34-miles of Lake Pend Oreille

Randy Hixon, top, provides kayak support as Elaine Howley, a Boston-based marathon swimmer, begins her solo swim, of more than 30 miles, of the full length of Lake Pend Oreille�s Buttonhook Bay Wednesday near Farragut State Park. Howley is scheduled to finish the open water swim at the city beach in Sandpoint on Thursday afternoon. (Shawn Gust/press)
Randy Hixon, top, provides kayak support as Elaine Howley, a Boston-based marathon swimmer, begins her solo swim, of more than 30 miles, of the full length of Lake Pend Oreille�s Buttonhook Bay Wednesday near Farragut State Park. Howley is scheduled to finish the open water swim at the city beach in Sandpoint on Thursday afternoon. (Shawn Gust/press)

LAKES -- Escorted by friends in boats on July 31, Elaine Kornbau Howley swam 34 miles across North Idaho's Lake Pend Oreille from Button Hook Bay on the south end of the lake to Sandpoint City Beach on the north end.

Elaine completed the swim under Channel Swimming Rules.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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