Shawn Gust/Coeur d'Alene Press
Ali Fitch, of Darwin, Australia, swims in the cold, choppy waters of Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Wednesday as part of her training for the upcoming Ironman Coeur d'Alene. The lake water temperatures are 15-20 degrees colder than what Fitch says she is used to swimming in. Story here.

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