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Abdel Abou Heif goes to lake. He comes from hot, hot Egypt, yet is a renowned cold water swimmer. When day-break game, the indomitable Egyptian was leading
Abdel Abou Heif goes to lake. He comes from hot, hot Egypt, yet is a renowned cold water swimmer. When day-break game, the indomitable Egyptian was leading

Abdel Abou Heif goes to lake. He comes from hot, hot Egypt, yet is a renowned cold water swimmer. When day-break game, the indomitable Egyptian was leading

Date8/21/1964
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Original Toronto Star caption: Abdel Abou Heif goes to lake. He comes from hot; hot Egypt; yet is a renowned cold water swimmer. When day-break game; the indomitable Egyptian was leading.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0098232F
Exhaustion and agony are evident on face of Egypt's Abdel Latif Abou Heif as he is helped from Lake Ontario in CNE marathon swim
Exhaustion and agony are evident on face of Egypt's Abdel Latif Abou Heif as he is helped from Lake Ontario in CNE marathon swim
8/21/1964
So cold he couldn't bend, Mahomed Zaitoon of Egypt was helped ashore by ambulance men
So cold he couldn't bend, Mahomed Zaitoon of Egypt was helped ashore by ambulance men
8/21/1964
Swimmers hit the 38F, 4C waters of Lake Ontario in the annual Polar Bear Club swim at Van Wagner's Beach in Hamilton
Swimmers hit the 38F, 4C waters of Lake Ontario in the annual Polar Bear Club swim at Van Wagner's Beach in Hamilton
1/1/1980
Another lake swimmer is 11-year-old Maria Myslik who swam Lake Dalrymple on the day Cindy Nicholas conquered Lake Ontario. It is only about 3 miles, but it's a fair swim, she says proudly
Another lake swimmer is 11-year-old Maria Myslik who swam Lake Dalrymple on the day Cindy Nicholas conquered Lake Ontario. It is only about 3 miles, but it's a fair swim, she says proudly
8/27/1974
When he hasn't exactly signed any movie contracts as yet George Blagden, the brawny barrister from Memphis, Ten
When he hasn't exactly signed any movie contracts as yet George Blagden, the brawny barrister from Memphis, Ten
9/2/1932
At completion of channel swim near Dover, England, coach Gus Ryder is shown wading into water as Marilyn comes ashore on hands and knees. She was 17 w(...)
At completion of channel swim near Dover, England, coach Gus Ryder is shown wading into water as Marilyn comes ashore on hands and knees. She was 17 w(...)
8/10/1956
Ernst Vierkoetter, who rose to fame and fortune overnight when in 1927 he churned his way through the icy water of Lake Ontario to win the first C.N.E(...)
Ernst Vierkoetter, who rose to fame and fortune overnight when in 1927 he churned his way through the icy water of Lake Ontario to win the first C.N.E(...)
8/15/1936
Two top favorites to win CNE Lake Ontario swim today are greased down against expected cold water at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Seven others hit water first(...)
Two top favorites to win CNE Lake Ontario swim today are greased down against expected cold water at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Seven others hit water first(...)
8/15/1978
Making a splash: Lake Ontrio swimmer Paulo Pinto is welcomed at Ontario Place by CHIN Radio's Johnny Lombardi, right, and long-distance swimmer Vicki Keith
Making a splash: Lake Ontrio swimmer Paulo Pinto is welcomed at Ontario Place by CHIN Radio's Johnny Lombardi, right, and long-distance swimmer Vicki Keith
7/29/1990
Richard Stuart. Yo-yo syndrome. Assume that like most of us these days you're struggling to stick to the sensible diet. Still you can't seem to resist snacking on a hot dog smothered with onions, relish and mustard at a baseball game or a rock conert. How do you break your automatic habit pattern? That question was put to Dr. Richard B. Stuart, psychological director of the 600,000 members of Weight Watchers International. He was in Toronto recently to promote his new Book of the Month Club bestseller, Act Thin, Stay Thin (George J. McLeod, $11.50).
Richard Stuart. Yo-yo syndrome. Assume that like most of us these days you're struggling to stick to the sensible diet. Still you can't seem to resist snacking on a hot dog smothered with onions, relish and mustard at a baseball game or a rock conert. How do you break your automatic habit pattern? That question was put to Dr. Richard B. Stuart, psychological director of the 600,000 members of Weight Watchers International. He was in Toronto recently to promote his new Book of the Month Club bestseller, Act Thin, Stay Thin (George J. McLeod, $11.50).
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David McKinstry: Swimmer says lake record has been a longtime goal
David McKinstry: Swimmer says lake record has been a longtime goal
7/15/1988
Swimmer and singer in CFCA. CFCA, The Star's radio station, will have a special feature at 8.30 Wednesday evening, when Umberto (Bert) Rovere, a conte(...)
Swimmer and singer in CFCA. CFCA, The Star's radio station, will have a special feature at 8.30 Wednesday evening, when Umberto (Bert) Rovere, a conte(...)
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