Channel Swim 10 Sep 1985 – for UN 40th: New York Daily News and other coverage - Historical Repository for Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

Channel Swim 10 Sep 1985 – for UN 40th: New York Daily News and other coverage

A member of the Peace Meditation Group at the United Nations successfully swam across the channel between England and France in honour of the 40th anniversary of the United Nations on 10th September of 1985 in 14 hours and 51 Minutes. Adhiratha Keefe is a 38 year old Staff Member of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) .

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Below is some additional coverage by New York Daily news and other media.

Excerpt from Associated Press story on NY City Marathon 1985 Oct 27

Sure, you know about the w1nners: Orlando Pizzolato and Greta Waitz. But what of Adhiratha Keefe ~ who trained for the New York Marathon by swimming the English Channel?

…among the 19, 230 starters in the 26. 2-mile tour of the five boroughs, which drew athlgtes both exciting and eccentric to the Big Apple.

Keefe, 38, the chief of records management for UNICEF, swam from England to France just 17 days before he arrived at the Varrazano Bridge in Staten Island for the start of the marathon.

“The last few months have been busy,” said Keefe, who was swimming 9 miles a day to prepare for the channel crossing.

The New Yorker said before the race that he wasn’t worried about running out Of steam 1n Sunday’s competition.

Many people feel it is too much for the body to swim long d1stances, run a marathon or cycle non-stop for 24 hours,” Keefe said. “But we all have capacities we haven’t even begun to explore yet. “

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