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Quinn Boyle swims the 40.2km length of Lake Taupō
3 Feb, 2021 07:00 PM
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Quinn Boyle received some encouragement from open water swim guru Philip Rush during the Lake Taupō swim.
Stuart Whitaker is editor of the Te Puke Timesstuart.whitaker@nzme.co.nz
It was still dark when Quinn Boyle took his first steps into the water on the southern shores of Lake Taupō last Wednesday.
The clock said 4am, cloud cover meant it would be another three hours before the sun came out and Quinn, from Ōtamarākau, wouldn t leave the water for another 13 hours and 46 minutes.
The 15-year-old s destination was Taupō itself - 40.2km away.