| Name / Title | Medal, Commemorative |
| Collection | William (Torchy) Peden Collection |
| Object ID | 981.7.28 |
| Provenance | Silver medal won by William Peden at the Canadian Championships for swimming the 200 yard breast stroke. |
| Diameter | 3.810 |
| Description | Circular silver medal. In the middle is a person swimming. On either side are two fish hanging upside down from a banner. A beaver sits on top of the banner. The banners at the bottom are inscribed: "CANADIAN AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION". There is an inscription on the back. |
| People | William Torchy Peden |
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![This programme is from the Ninth International 6 Day Bike Race that took place in Montreal from October 9th to October 14th, 1933. The 6 Day Bike Race was a 24hr race that took place over 6 days. During the 1930's this was the most popular sport to watch.
Inside are the short biographies of all the cyclist that participated that weekend. In the middle, the programme lists the cyclists as they are grouped into teams and the colour they will be wearing. The most interesting part are the signatures. Some are cyclists: Roy MacDonald, Piet Van Kempen, Torchy Peden, Jules Audy , Frank W Bartell , Z St. Laurant , Harry Horan, Alfred Letourneur, Pierre Gachion, Freddie Ottevaire, Reg Fielding, Roy MacDonald, Saveer Van Slambrouck, Tom Saetta, Freddie Zach. Other Signatures, not cyclists: Phil Lightheart, Laurent Gadon Tibi, George Earl, Pete Ga[vuppe], J.V. Delongchamps.
Torchy Peden was not the winner of this Montreal Six-Day Race, but had won previously on the following occasion: April 1931 with Heri Lepage, October 1931 with Henri Lepage, April 1932 with Jules Audy, October 1932 with Reggie Fielding.](http://www.sportshall.ca/images/cshof/thumbs/X2006.15.1_t.jpg "This programme is from the Ninth International 6 Day Bike Race that took place in Montreal from October 9th to October 14th, 1933. The 6 Day Bike Race was a 24hr race that took place over 6 days. During the 1930's this was the most popular sport to watch.
Inside are the short biographies of all the cyclist that participated that weekend. In the middle, the programme lists the cyclists as they are grouped into teams and the colour they will be wearing. The most interesting part are the signatures. Some are cyclists: Roy MacDonald, Piet Van Kempen, Torchy Peden, Jules Audy , Frank W Bartell , Z St. Laurant , Harry Horan, Alfred Letourneur, Pierre Gachion, Freddie Ottevaire, Reg Fielding, Roy MacDonald, Saveer Van Slambrouck, Tom Saetta, Freddie Zach. Other Signatures, not cyclists: Phil Lightheart, Laurent Gadon Tibi, George Earl, Pete Ga[vuppe], J.V. Delongchamps.
Torchy Peden was not the winner of this Montreal Six-Day Race, but had won previously on the following occasion: April 1931 with Heri Lepage, October 1931 with Henri Lepage, April 1932 with Jules Audy, October 1932 with Reggie Fielding.")
