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B.C. swimmer crosses the Strait of Georgia in under nine hours | CBC Radio

Melanie Buggey, 33, from Vancouver Island swam across the Strait of Georgia with the crossing taking eight hours and 42 minutes. The interview is iconic. www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha... When it comes to crossing the Strait of Georgia, most people would choose to do so in a boat, a ship — any kind of a marine vessel, really. But not Melanie Buggey. She chose to swim.

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B.C. swimmer crosses the Strait of Georgia in under nine hours | CBC Radio

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Melanie Buggey, 33, from Vancouver Island swam across the Strait of Georgia with the crossing taking eight hours and 42 minutes. The interview is iconic. www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha... When it comes to crossing the Strait of Georgia, most people would choose to do so in a boat, a ship — any kind of a marine vessel, really. But not Melanie Buggey. She chose to swim.