Swims in 35 locations for UN International Year of Peace 1986

Swims for the International Year of Peace

During 1986, four members of the Peace Meditation group, staff members of the United Nations Secretariat and UNICEF, undertook a number of “Swims for Peace” to draw attention to the United Nations International Year of Peace. Their first swim was on 1 January in the frigid waters off Hiroshima, Japan, and five days later they swam in Nagasaki Harbour. Encouraged by a letter of appreciation from the Office of the Secretary-General commending the “intrepid endeavors” and “admirable commitment, which you and your colleagues in the Meditation Group share for the principles of the United Nations Organization and its International Year of Peace,”

The swimmers traveled to a total of 35 sites around the globe—all at their own expense—to swim for peace. The enthusiastic response, reflected in the over 50 newspaper articles that covered the swims, inspired them to continue in 1987. A list of these swims is given below.

General Press Coverage

Background

	1986		text & images	video
01	1 January	Miyajima Island, Hiroshima, Japan	PDF = 5pp
02	6 January	Fukiida Beach, Nagasaki, Japan	PDF =16pp
03	8 February	Fernandina Beach, Fernandina, Florida	PDF =5 pp
04	8 February	Savannah Beach, Savannah, Georgia	PDF = 1 pp
05	9 February	Jacksonville Beach, Jacksonville, Florida	PDF = 4 pp
06	9 February	Ocean Front, Plaza Hotel, Daytona Beach, Florida	PDF = 6 pp
07	15 February	Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Louisiana	PDF =4 pp
08	15 February	Edgewater Mall Beach, Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	PDF = 4 pp
09	16 February	Mobile Yacht Club, Mobile, Alabama	PDF = 8 pp
10	16 February	Stewart Beach, Galveston, Texas	PDF =3pp
11	22 February	Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda	PDF
12	I March	Boca Chica Beach, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	PDF
13	1 March	Laguna de Candado, San Juan, Puerto Rico	PDF
14	2 March	Cruz Bay, St. John to Sapphire Beach, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands	PDF
15	8 March	27th St. Ocean Front, Virginia Beach, Virginia	PDF
16	8 March	Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington, North Carolina –	PDF
17	9 March	Pavillion Ocean Front, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	PDF
18	9 March	Battery Shore Front, Charleston, South Carolina	PDF
19	15 March	Lake Pleasant, Phoenix, Arizona	PDF
20	15 March	Tiajuana Beach, Tiajuana, Mexico	PDF
21	15 March	La Jolla Cove, San Diego, California	PDF
22	16 March	East Beach, Santa Barbara, California	PDF
23	16 March	Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California	[see #22)
24	22 March	Danalo Beach, Punteranas, Costa Rica	PDF
25	23 March	Fuerte Amador Beach, Panama City, Panama	PDF
26	23 March	Langosta Beach, Colon City, Panama	PDF
27	21 December	Buenos Aires, Argentina	PDF photos-small3.tif
28	25 December	Salinas Beach, Vina del Mar, Chile	PDF with-banner-ckg-photo-bw-color-news.tif

29	29 December	Laguna Car6n, Santiago, Chile	PDF photo-color3.tif
30	31 December	Valdivia River, Valdivia, Chile	PDF photos-color-small.tif
		mixed location photos in Tiff format photo\1986-swim-various-photos-color-argentina-chile.tif = 42,000 KB	Beware full Tiff original format BIG file
	1987
31	2 January	Las Molinas de Niebla, Valdivia, Chile	PDF photo-clr-small.tif
32	7 January	Copa Cabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	PDF
33	9 January	Montevideo, Uruguay	PDF
34	11 January	Lake Tlticaca, La Paz, Bolivia	PDF photo-clr-sml.tif
35	13 January	La Playa Herradura, Lima, Peru	PDF photo-clr-sm.tif
		mixed locations photos in orig tiff format -swim-031-034- 035-Chile-Bolivia-Peru-color-mix.tif = 24,600 kb	Beware full Tiff original format BIG file
	English – French Channel
	Sri Chinmoy Related – Marathon Team