Canadian National Exhibition
The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE or The Ex) was a series of professional marathon swims in Canada that attracted the world's finest marathon swimmers to compete in a variety of distances in and across lakes in Canada including George Young who won the 1931 CNE Marathon Swim.
William Wrigley Jr. was the early sponsor (put up half the funds which were matched by the C.N.E.) with the 2nd (1927), 3rd (1928) and 4th (1929) Wrigley Marathon for the Swimming Championship of the World in conjunction with the Canadian National Exhibition. The 1930, 1963 and 1964 races were also promoted as the Championship of the World. While the marathon swim was not held in the years 1938 to 1947 - but a Wrigley trophy was still presented for shorter races.
Male Winners
1927: Ernest Vierkoetter
1928: Georges Michel (furthest distance swum)
1929: Edward Keating
1930: Marvin 'Duke' Nelson
1931: George Young
1933: Marvin Duke Nelson
1934: Marvin Duke Nelson
1935: George Blagden
1936: Francis 'Frank' Pritchard
1937: Francis 'Frank' Pritchard
1938-1946: The marathon swim was temporarily discontinued
1947: Ben Gazel
1948: Steve Wozniak
1949: Cliff Lumsdon, CM
1950: Cliff Lumsdon, CM
1951: Jerry Kerschner
1952: Cliff Lumsdon, CM
1953: Cliff Lumsdon, CM
1959: Cliff Lumsdon, CM
1961: Abdellatief Abou Heif
1961: Herman Willemse
1962: Herman Willemse
Female Winners
1928: Ethel Hertle
1929: Martha Norelius
1930: Ethel Hertle
1931: Ethel Hertle
1932: Ethel Hertle
1933: Ruth Tower Corsan
1934: May Looney (5 miles)
1935: Charlotte Acres
1936: Susan Robertson
1937: Lenore Wingard
1962: Marty Sinn
1947: Lenore Wingard
1948: Lenore Wingard
1949: Lenore Wingard
1950: Lenore Wingard
1951: Vivian King
1952: Shirley Campbell
1953: Shirley Campbell
1963: Greta Anderson
External links
- Pauline Jackson to be Inducted as an Honor Contributor – Administrator in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Duke Was Born To Be A Swimmer
- The Olympic Podium at the 1924 Women's 400m Freestyle
- Grandson Jim Recalls The Remarkable Career of Frank Pritchard on WOWSA Live
- Remembering Bill Heiss
- Open Water Swimming History At The Olympics
- Lee Shimano Talks History And Heroes On WOWSA Live
- A Treasure Writes The Treasures Of The CNE
- The Treasures of the CNE
- When Canadians Dominated Atlantic City
- Marty Sinn Talks About The Joy Of Swimming On WOWSA Live
- Ernest Vierkoetter, Swimming As The Black Shark
- Third Time Was A Charm In Canada For Margaret Ravior And Marvin ‘Duke’ Nelson
- Open Water Swimming
- Ernest Vierkoetter, Swimming As The Black Shark
- Vrije Slag By Herman Willemse
- From Notes To A Typewriter And A Laptop: A History Of Marathon Swimming
- Herman Willemse Describes How Swimming Changed His Life On WOWSA Live
- Marilyn Bell Recalls Her Remarkable Teenage Years On WOWSA Live
- Pauline Jackson Paved The Way Across Channels And Lakes
- Old-School Canadian Professional Race Posters
- What Was The Most Impactful Open Water Swim In World History?
- Bill Goll, An Early American Open Water Swimming Pioneer
- Bill Goll's Rare Double Above, Below And In The Water
- The Swimming Grandfather Set Stage For The 21st Century
- Duke Was Well Ahead Of His Time
- Precursor Of The Future, 1930 Canadian National Exhibition
- From Ontario To Russia With Love
- 1963 Canadian National Exhibition Marathon Swim
- How Do You Define Open Water Swimming?
- Marveling About Nelson
- Channel Swimming Association
- The Black Shark Handled CNE's Cold Water
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Open Water Know-how From One Generation To The Next
- Frank Pritchard Ended Career In First
- 1937 Cartoon About Winning A Marathon Swim
- By George, Duthie Knew Open Water Swimming
- Bill Goll's Rare Double Above, Below And In The Water
- Cliff Lumsden Shocked The Highest Echelon Of The Sport
- Joe Grossman Brings Alive Marathon Swimming's Past
- The Life And Times Of Samuel Richards, Jr.
