VICKI KEITH
LAKE HURON SWIM
At 7 a.m., Sunday, July 17, 1988, 27 year old Vicki Keith
departed from Harbor Beach on an epic swim across
Lake Huron. Vicki swam on through July 17, July 18,
and onward into the early hours of Tuesday, July 19th.
She arrived on the sand beach adjacent to the harbor
at the Port of Goderich, Ontario to a cheering crowd
of 400 at 5:55 a.m. after swimming for almost two days,
Vicki completed the swim by using her trademark butterfly
stroke for the last half mile from the outer breakwall
to the beach. After being blown off course for a time,
Vicki swam a total of 48 miles over a period of 46 hours
and 55 minutes.
The citizens of Harbor Beach dedicate this plaque to
"A Great Canadian", Vicki Keith, in commemoration
of the first swim across Lake Huron.
August 12, 1990
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