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Dr. Vicki Keith Munro, CM, O.Ont, LLD, ChPC (born 26 February 1961 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian retired marathon swimmer, coach and advocate for disabled athletes. Her accomplishments include the first crossing of all five Great Lakes,^[1] a 100 hour swim and the world record distance of 80.2 kilometers swum using the butterfly stroke.

Awards and honours

Vicki Keith point

Vicki Keith commonly used the end of the Leslie Street Spit as a starting and finishing point when swimming across Lake Ontario. Therefore, on the 10th anniversary of Keith's "historic" great lakes swims, on the 29 August 1998, the mayor of Toronto, the council and local residents erected a plaque in honour of Keith.^[2]^[3] The plaque named the point "Vicki Keith Point", and hence the end of the Leslie Street Spit has been referred to as Vicki Keith Point ever since.^[4]^[5]

The plaque celebrated Keith's great lakes swims, and specifically her record breaking 5 swim crossings of Lake Ontario, including the two-way crossing, and crossing using the "exhausting" butterfly stroke. Following on, the plaque mentions Keith raising $800,000 for Variety Club projects, including $600,000 going towards the Variety Village Sunshine Pool.

Halls of fame

Keith was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame in 1996^[6] and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.^[7]

In 2003, Keith was inducted the the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame due to her swimming and coaching achievements.^[8]

References

^ "Vicki Keith". Ontario Heritage Trust. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
^ Brown, Alan. "Vicki Keith Point Historical Plaque". Toronto's Historical Plaques. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Read the Plaque - Vicki Keith Point". Read the Plaque. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Solo Swims of Ontario Inc". Solo Swims. 20 August 2000. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ White, Craig (27 September 2021). "Toronto Skyline from Vicki Keith Point | UrbanToronto". Urban Toronto. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Previous Hall of Fame Inductees". Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ "Vicki Keith". Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "Dr. Vicki Keith CM.pdf" (PDF). International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

External links

Vicki's website PenguinsCanFly.ca at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-04-05)
Page with articles written about Vicki Keith at PenguinsCanFly.ca at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-04-04)
Page about Vicki Keith at Solo Swims
Vicki Keith at Openwaterpedia

[1] "Vicki Keith". Ontario Heritage Trust. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[2] Brown, Alan. "Vicki Keith Point Historical Plaque". Toronto's Historical Plaques. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[3] "Read the Plaque - Vicki Keith Point". Read the Plaque. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[4] "Solo Swims of Ontario Inc". Solo Swims. 20 August 2000. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[5] White, Craig (27 September 2021). "Toronto Skyline from Vicki Keith Point | UrbanToronto". Urban Toronto. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[6] "Previous Hall of Fame Inductees". Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

[7] "Vicki Keith". Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[8] "Dr. Vicki Keith CM.pdf" (PDF). International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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-'''Vicki Keith Munro''', [[Order of Canada|CM]], [[Order of Ontario|O.Ont]] (born 26 February 1961 in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired [[Long-distance swimming|marathon swimmer]]. Her accomplishments include the first crossing of all five [[Great Lakes]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vicki Keith |date=27 February 2017 |url=https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/pages/our-stories/exhibits/snapshots-of-ontarios-sport-heritage/connection-between-community-geography-and-sport/vicki-keith |publisher=Ontario Heritage Trust |access-date=5 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185849/https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/pages/our-stories/exhibits/snapshots-of-ontarios-sport-heritage/connection-between-community-geography-and-sport/vicki-keith |url-status=live}}</ref>
+'''Vicki Keith Munro''', [[Order of Canada|CM]], [[Order of Ontario|O.Ont]] (born 26 February 1961 in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired [[Long-distance swimming|marathon swimmer]]. Her accomplishments include the first crossing of all five [[Great Lakes]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Vicki Keith |date=27 February 2017 |url=https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/pages/our-stories/exhibits/snapshots-of-ontarios-sport-heritage/connection-between-community-geography-and-sport/vicki-keith |publisher=Ontario Heritage Trust |access-date=5 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185849/https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/pages/our-stories/exhibits/snapshots-of-ontarios-sport-heritage/connection-between-community-geography-and-sport/vicki-keith |url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Awards and honours==
-The end of the [[Leslie Street Spit]] in [[Toronto]] has been named Vicki Keith Point in her honour. This is where she made most of her landings after crossing Lake Ontario.
+=== Vicki Keith point ===
+Vicki Keith commonly used the end of the [[Leslie Street Spit]] as a starting and finishing point when swimming across Lake Ontario. Therefore, on the 10th anniversary of Keith's "historic" [[Great Lakes|great lakes]] swims, on the 29 August 1998, the [[Mel Lastman|mayor of Toronto]], the [[Toronto City Council|council]] and local residents erected a plaque in honour of Keith.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Alan |title=Vicki Keith Point Historical Plaque |url=http://www.torontoplaques.com/Pages/Vicki_Keith_Point.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005081854/http://www.torontoplaques.com/Pages/Vicki_Keith_Point.html |archive-date=5 October 2018 |access-date=28 December 2023 |website=Toronto's Historical Plaques}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Read the Plaque - Vicki Keith Point |url=https://readtheplaque.com/plaque/vicki-keith-point |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228005740/https://readtheplaque.com/plaque/vicki-keith-point |archive-date=28 December 2023 |access-date=28 December 2023 |website=Read the Plaque}}</ref> The plaque named the point "[[Vicki Keith Point]]", and hence the end of the Leslie Street Spit has been referred to as Vicki Keith Point ever since.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 August 2000 |title=Solo Swims of Ontario Inc. |url=https://soloswims.com/spit.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228010107/https://soloswims.com/spit.htm |archive-date=28 December 2023 |access-date=28 December 2023 |website=Solo Swims}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Craig |date=27 September 2021 |title=Toronto Skyline from Vicki Keith Point {{!}} UrbanToronto |url=https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2021/09/toronto-skyline-vicki-keith-point.46281 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228010758/https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2021/09/toronto-skyline-vicki-keith-point.46281 |archive-date=28 December 2023 |access-date=28 December 2023 |website=Urban Toronto}}</ref>
+The plaque celebrated Keith's great lakes swims, and specifically her record breaking 5 swim crossings of Lake Ontario, including the two-way crossing, and crossing using the "exhausting" butterfly stroke. Following on, the plaque mentions Keith raising $800,000 for [[Variety Club]] projects, including $600,000 going towards the [[Variety Village Sunshine Pool]].
+=== Halls of fame ===
+[[File:Vicki Keith Point plaque.jpg|thumb|Plaque at Vicki Keith Point|alt=Plaque at Vicki Keith Point]]
 Keith was inducted into the [[Terry Fox Hall of Fame]] in 1996<ref>{{cite web |title=Previous Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://www.cfpdp.com/previous-hall-of-fame-inductees/ |publisher=Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons |access-date=6 October 2017 |archive-date=15 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415000656/https://www.cfpdp.com/previous-hall-of-fame-inductees/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Ontario Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vicki Keith |url=https://oshof.ca/index.php/honoured-members/item/26-vicki-keith |publisher=[[Ontario Sports Hall of Fame]] |access-date=21 July 2019 |archive-date=12 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712152610/https://oshof.ca/index.php/honoured-members/item/26-vicki-keith |url-status=dead}}</ref>
+In 2003, Keith was inducted the the [[International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame]] due to her swimming and coaching achievements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Vicki Keith CM.pdf |url=https://www.imshof.org/_files/ugd/bd1926_a991ccbe8e954a33a4297e35ecab0693.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227235531/https://www.imshof.org/_files/ugd/bd1926_a991ccbe8e954a33a4297e35ecab0693.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2023 |access-date=27 December 2023 |website=International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404031945/http://penguinscanfly.ca/penguinscanfly/index.cfm?page=media_library |title=Page with articles written about Vicki Keith at PenguinsCanFly.ca}}
 * [http://soloswims.com/keith.htm Page about Vicki Keith at ''Solo Swims'']
+* [https://www.openwaterpedia.com/wiki/Vicki_Keith Vicki Keith at Openwaterpedia]
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