123-MILE RELAY SWIM SALUTES RIDEAU CANAL
Seven Sri Chinmoy swimmers carried out a 123-mile relay swim through the rivers, lakes and other waterways of the Rideau Waterway System to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Rideau Canal.
The swimmers, covering about 18 miles a day in half-hour shifts during daylight hours, began on Lake Ontario at Kingston on 27 July and ended in the Rideau Canal in Ottawa on 2 August.
In connection with the event, Canada's Minister of Amateur Sports and Fitness, Gerald Regan, presented Sri Chinmoy with a certificate for his contribution to recreation and sports in Canada.
Published in Anahata Nada, Volume 9, Nos. 5-8, May-August 1982