Swim the Canal is a fundraiser to support the volunteer activities of the Village on the Canal Association. Swim the Canal with us on August 3rd, 2025 at the end of Nicolas Denys Days.
Far from Ordinary…. Be Extraordinary
Our seventh annual “Swim the Canal” event has become an extraordinary community tradition of fun, festivities and celebration. There are two swim options, enter in the world-famous Bras d’Or Lake through the St. Peter’s Canal National Historic Site, ending at Battery Provincial Park beach on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. You can swim the length, 800 meters or the width, 100 meters from Battery Park to the canal wall and back All swimmers receive a monogrammed “Swim the Canal” water bottle to acknowledge their accomplishment. Spectators welcome. Come cheer us on.
Be one of the growing list of extraordinary individuals that can say…… they swam the length of a historic canal!
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2025 Swimmer Shirt Design
Your t-shirt will be available at check-in before the swim.
Swim The Canal Returns
Here is Adam Cooke from Telile 24 / 7 interviewing Shanna Burke and Gordon Kerr about the history of Swim the Canal