This day, 16 July, in 1966, Chairman Mao Zedong took the last of his 17 swims in the Yangtze River as he particpated in the 11th annual cross-river event that attracted as many as 5,000 swimmers. Mao was an avid swimmer and would do so wherever he could, to show both that he was a suitable leader and that regular exercise and swimming could make the Chinese people physically strong.
这一天，1966年7月16日，毛泽东主席参加了第11届年度跨河活动，吸引了多达5000名游泳者，在长江进行了17次游泳中的最后一次。 毛泽东是一个狂热的游泳运动员，无论他在哪里都会这样做，以表明他是一个合适的领导者，定期锻炼和游泳可以使中国人民身体强壮。
