Featured Inductee: Jim Kinlin - Swimming

Year Inducted: 2017
Birth Date: September 06, 1926
Home Town: Oshawa

More about Jim Kinlin:
Swimmer Jim Kinlin, a noted philanthropist lived in Oshawa his entire life, from his birth on September 6, 1926 to his death on January 18, 1990 from a cancer-related illness.He was once compared to Terry Fox for his well-known annual swim-a-thon in Oshawa, which raised funds for leukaemia research. Over 14 years, Jim raised more than $200,000 and swam the equivalent distance of Canada's 3,405 miles plus.Among the many honours bestowed upon him was the Citizen of the Year Award by PPG Limited of Canada in 1980. That same year, he was presented with plaques by the Oshawa Chamber of Comnmerce in appreciation of his dedication to raising funds for leukaemia research and by Local 222, CAW for his contribution to humanity. In 1983, he won a community service award and citation from PPG Industries, a citation for his contribution to the annual swim-a-thon from the City of Oshawa and the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship. He was one of seven who was made a patron of the Leukemia Research Fund and was also given the Leukemia Award, the first of its kind presented for being a top fundraiser in Ontario for the fund.On two separate occasions, January 29, 1984 and April 1, 1989, the City of Oshawa proclaimed a Jim Kinlin Day for his many contributions to the City and the sport of swimming.