{"id":235,"date":"2012-11-16T12:38:50","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T12:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/?p=235"},"modified":"2012-11-16T12:42:33","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T12:42:33","slug":"teen-who-swam-lake-ontario-name-on-plaque-in-niagara-on-the-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/?p=235","title":{"rendered":"Teen who swam Lake Ontario name on plaque in Niagara on the Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teen who swam Lake Ontario has name added to plaque at Niagara-on-the-Lake park<\/h1>\n
Published on Saturday November 10, 2012<\/p>\n
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ALAMENCIAK\/TORONTO STAR \u00a0Annaleise Carr, 14, swam across Lake Ontario in about 27 hours last August. Carr\u2019s crossing started with ideal conditions, but night brought high winds and waves that slowed her progress dramatically.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tim Alamenciak<\/strong>
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Ever since her legendary lake crossing, Annaleise Carr has been waiting to have her name on the plaque at Queen\u2019s Royal Park.<\/p>\n

Saturday, as family and friends gathered, the updated plaque was unveiled at the Niagara-on-the-Lake park.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited,\u201d said Carr, the 14-year-old who swam across Lake Ontario and raised thousands of dollars for charity. \u201cThat\u2019s what I told my dad I really wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n

The plaque, mounted on a rock, lists the names of everyone who has made the gruelling lake crossing.<\/p>\n

Carr walked in the water at the park on Aug. 18 around 6 p.m. to begin her swim.<\/p>\n

She wouldn\u2019t touch land again for 27 hours.<\/p>\n

The teen was dubbed the new \u201cLady of the Lake\u201d by Marilyn Bell, who made the first crossing in 1954 at 16 years old.<\/p>\n

Carr has been travelling to schools in Ontario sharing the story of her swim, and according to Solo Swims Ontario, the body that oversees lake crossings, her tale has inspired others.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re getting numerous emails from 12-year-old girls who want to beat her record,\u201d said Greg Taylor, president of Solo Swims Ontario.<\/p>\n

Carr\u2019s crossing started with ideal conditions, but night brought high winds and waves that slowed her progress dramatically.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor what she had to deal with, to stay determined and fight the course, I thought she did very well,\u201d said Taylor.<\/p>\n

To date the teen has raised more than $230,000 for Camp Trillium, with more donations flowing in every day. The camp, near Waterford, Ont., hosts children suffering from cancer, providing a reprieve from hospitals and doctors offices.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe awareness that\u2019s built from her swim alone \u2014 there are no words for it,\u201d said Carrie Arnold, manager of special events at Camp Trillium.<\/p>\n

Carr has continued fundraising efforts for Camp Trillium and participated in other charity events. She recently completed a half-marathon and cycled 100 km for a Canadian Tire Jumpstart fundraiser.<\/p>\n

This month Carr met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and was awarded the Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee Medal.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe hasn\u2019t slowed down,\u201d said Debbie Carr, Annaleise\u2019s mother. \u201cThe stuff she\u2019s done since is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Teen who swam Lake Ontario has name added to plaque at Niagara-on-the-Lake park Published on Saturday November 10, 2012 Share on twitter\u00a0Share on facebook ALAMENCIAK\/TORONTO STAR \u00a0Annaleise Carr, 14, swam across Lake Ontario in about 27 hours last August. Carr\u2019s … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[329,321,23,320,25,330,5,326,324,108,887,63,323,327,69,331,18,322,328,14,222,325],"class_list":["post-235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-niagara-on-the-lake-2","tag-000-for-camp-trillium","tag-321","tag-50-reasons-to-visit-niagara-in-2012","tag-annaleise-carr","tag-balls-falls-conservation-area","tag-carr-met-with-prime-minister-stephen-harper","tag-fallsview-casino","tag-greg-taylor","tag-lady-of-the-lake","tag-lake-ontario","tag-niagara-falls","tag-niagara-on-the-lake-cakewalk-parade","tag-niagara-on-the-lake-park","tag-president-of-solo-swims-ontario","tag-queenston-heights","tag-queens-diamond-jubilee-medal","tag-southbrook-vineyards-niagara-on-the-lake","tag-swam-across-lake-ontario-in-about-27-hours-last-august","tag-teen-has-raised-more-than-230","tag-whats-happening-in-niagara-on-the-lake","tag-wineries-of-niagara-on-the-lake","tag-lady-of-the-lake-by-marilyn-bell"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=235"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":237,"href":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions\/237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}