Editing Lake Erie (section)

====Water sports====
Kayaking has become more popular along the lake, particularly in places such as Put-in-Bay, Ohio.<ref name="twsX43d" /> There are extensive views with steep cliffs with exotic wildlife and extensive shoreline.<ref name="twsX43d"/> Long-distance swimmers have swum across the lake to set records; for example, a 15-year-old amputee swam the {{convert|12|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch across the lake in 2001.<ref name=twsX311>{{cite news
 |agency       = Tribune news services
 |title        = Disabled athlete swims 12 miles across Lake Erie
 |newspaper    = Chicago Tribune
 |date         = September 9, 2001
 |url          = https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/09/09/disabled-athlete-swims-12-miles-across-lake-erie/
 |access-date  = January 24, 2011
 |archive-date = December 4, 2011
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20111204130511/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-09-09/news/0109090206_1_lake-erie-swim-miles
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref> In 2008, 14-year-old Jade Scognamillo swam from New York's Sturgeon Point to Ontario's [[Crystal Beach, Ontario|Crystal Beach]] and completed the 11.9-mile (19.2-km) swim in five hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds, and became the youngest swimmer to make the crossing.<ref name=twsZ33>{{cite news
 |author       = Sunny Freeman
 |title        = Girl, 14, smashes week-old record for Lake Erie swim
 |newspaper    = The Star
 |date         = July 13, 2008
 |url          = https://www.thestar.com/article/459375
 |access-date  = January 26, 2011
 |archive-date = May 16, 2010
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100516040321/http://www.thestar.com/article/459375
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref> It is illegal for swimmers younger than 14 to attempt such a crossing.<ref name=twsZ33/> In Port Dover, Ontario, swimmers do high-dives at the annual "Polar Bear Swim" on the beach.<ref name=twsZ23>{{cite news
 |author       = Dave Chidley
 |title        = In Pictures: Revellers from coast to coast greet the New Year with a traditional cold-water swim
 |newspaper    = The Globe and Mail
 |date         = January 2, 2011
 |url          = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/revellers-from-coast-to-coast-greet-the-new-year-with-a-traditional-cold-water-swim/article1855470/
 |access-date  = January 26, 2011
 |archive-date = January 9, 2011
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110109150804/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/revellers-from-coast-to-coast-greet-the-new-year-with-a-traditional-cold-water-swim/article1855470/
 |url-status   = dead
}}</ref> Currents can pose a problem, and there have been occasional incidents of drownings.<ref name=twsZ25>{{cite news
 |title        = Remains of Calgary rescuer recovered from Lake Erie: Woman, 53, missing since Monday
 |publisher    = CBC News
 |date         = August 25, 2010
 |url          = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/remains-of-calgary-rescuer-recovered-from-lake-erie-1.956463
 |access-date  = January 26, 2011
 |archive-date = August 28, 2010
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100828084832/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/08/25/windsor-pelee-recovery-missing-calgary.html
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref><ref name=twsZ43>{{cite news
 |author       = Teri Pecoskie
 |title        = Burlington man drowns in Lake Erie
 |newspaper    = The Star
 |date         = August 19, 2010
 |url          = https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/850325--burlington-man-drowns-in-lake-erie
 |access-date  = January 26, 2011
 |archive-date = August 24, 2010
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100824055308/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/850325--burlington-man-drowns-in-lake-erie
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>