birth_place name birth_date known_for article_title birth_name
toronto , ontario , canada marilyn bell di lascio october 19 , 1937 long-distance swimming marilyn bell
 marilyn grace bell
marilyn bell

marilyn grace bell di lascio is a retired long distance swimmer , born october 19 , 1937 , in toronto , ontario .
she was the first person to swim across lake ontario and later swam the english channel and strait of juan de fuca .
