. 42 ~ Wednesday, August 18, 1999 — North Shore News «

- Bob Mackin
fe News ‘Reporter Oe :
THE wind was hot’ on
“Debbie Collins’ side:
when‘ she tried to swim * :
the English | Channel .
Aug. 6.

he West Vancouver pl

s cian/physiotherapist Jost” her”

econd solo: battle with | the
fabled, wwanenway “to, France. ,
Collins, «39,
“England wih her. husband
«Shane Collins in: late’ July i ina
bid" to conquer: the," “Mount
E crest, ‘of -sivimming.”

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was on crack for having a good
‘swim, Debbie Collins
“SThe tide was going-to take
“ine in where Ewanted to LO,
“but-then the wind picked.up.”

After nine. hours.:she, was: ;

_stuck’ dight kilometres “from

the French shoreline by'a stiff:
“swim | Howe? Sound, Sunday.

“northeasterly wind.’She could’
swim ‘as: hard as’ she wanted:
~ but was making no‘ headway. °

va The Collins duo : crossed

“the Channel ; in. 1992’on a.
Canadian relay team: In/1997-

she stopped midway across the
- Channel because of hypother-
nia, She “wants - to-make

oS third * time” lucky in 2002; Or:

72003

She was encouraged, by the. :
foa “German ;
i: training camp: ‘each’ year. ‘with:

"perseverance
"man. she ‘met‘dn the beach in

Dove Ty: England. He madc his ©

‘first ‘try, in..1976 “and: finally
uce eded ‘on’: his.: “seventh

; sometimes. it's your day
“out there in terms of the con
ditions, sometimes’ it's not,”
she said, “Most of the time
“not and you just have.to ry ww

“work with what you get.”

Shane Collins; ‘a: North’
Skore ‘News'-health cand “fit:
ness'columnist, is planning to.

~ He: hopes to set off, weather!
permitting, © from: Copper.
‘CoveBeach ar: LOva.m.: He’
‘hopes to swim to Squamish i in’

than nine hours. o-

He is collecting pledges for.
a-scholarship : trust. through:,
B.C, Partners | in’ Planning
, (903-7526). The. funds will, be:

used“ to send one male, and?
one’ female, yout wimimer”
from the North’ Shore ‘toa

‘the world renowned, Stanford:
Univ rsity swim team in-Palo

Without paying’ a game ;

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