The idea was hatched when student Hayley Touchburn asked a teacher if anyone had ever swum from Race Rocks to the school. Soon some friends rallied around the idea and the Race Rocks Challenge was born. They will wear full-body wetsuits for the swim, but cold water immersion training was also needed to deal with the chilly spring water off Vancouver Island. A group of students at a school on Vancouver Island are ending their year by challenging each other to complete a six-kilometre open water swim in the rough seas. As for the sea lions that gather on Race Rocks?

Source: CBC News May 20, 2019 12:00 UTC