The William Lech Memorial One Mile Swim

51st Anniversary

2007 Mile Swim Finish Line  - Sue Dutton

DATE:                                                                Sunday Aug. 1, 2010

START TIME:                                                    9:30 am 

START:                                                              Juniper Island Pagoda

COST:                                                                ~$7.00

APPLICATION FORM:                                     Can be pickup at the Juniper Island Store and application must be in by 6pm on Saturday July 31, 2010

RULES: 
                                                      1) Every swimmer MUST have an accompanying boat.
                                                      2) The finish line is the FRONT of the dock at Lech Island.
                                                      3) Swimmers must not touch the side of their support boat or any floating device.
                                                      4) Entries must be received no later than 6:00p.m. Saturday July 31, 2010.

CATEGORIES:                               Boys 11 and under:           _____                Girls 11 and under:            ______

                                                       Junior Boys 14 and under: _____                Junior Girls 14 and under:  ______

                                                       Senior Men (15 and over): _____                Senior Girls (15 and over): ______

                                                       Masters Men (40+):            _____                Masters Women (40+):       ______

                                                       Grandfather:                     _____                 Grandmother:                   ______

CONTACT:                                   Margie Lech at   This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it (till June)

                                                                        Lech Island (July)

  Check out the 2010 Mile Swim Results

Check out the Exhibit on the 50th anniversary of the Mile Swim at the Lake Museum from 2009

The orginal 1960 crest was found by long time upper stoney lake cottager Len Minty the son of Gordon Minty.  Gordon Minty  who in 1960 organized the first mile swim with Bill Lech.  The crest design is based on a Wallace Point Mile Swim Crest which Len Minty still has.   Len has probably swam this race more then any other person and plans on doing it as long as he is physically able.  He has measured distance and it is 2/3rd of a mile but Bil Lech said the by the time the swimmers made it to his dock they had swam a mile.   You will find Len on the left side of the juniper island docks for this years Mile Swim which he says  is 7' closer to Lech Island. 

Good Luck Len and thanks for the crest.