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Still in the swim
Still in the swim

Still in the swim

Date5/8/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Still in the swim: Toronto's Les Petford; 70; slices through the Etobicoke Olympium pool en route to a win in the men's 100-metre breaststroke event at the Canadian Masters championships. More than 800 swimmers; between 25 and 84; are competing in the event. Beth Whittall; a former Olympic champion; set a Masters record in the women's 200-metre freestyle yesterday.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0098250F
A star is born, A bird's-eye view is the best as members of the Etobicoke Olympium Synchronized Swim Club float in a star-shaped formation in the Olym(...)
A star is born, A bird's-eye view is the best as members of the Etobicoke Olympium Synchronized Swim Club float in a star-shaped formation in the Olym(...)
2/8/1980
Mute, Halt and Blind in C.N.E. swim. Representing four different types of affliction, the quartet shown ABOVE are entered in the 15 mile C.N.E. swim m(...)
Mute, Halt and Blind in C.N.E. swim. Representing four different types of affliction, the quartet shown ABOVE are entered in the 15 mile C.N.E. swim m(...)
8/30/1932
Training to swim Lake Ontario next month, 18-year-old Joe Schnittker of Oakville swims in Oakville harbor under the watchful eyes of his coach, Jim Cl(...)
Training to swim Lake Ontario next month, 18-year-old Joe Schnittker of Oakville swims in Oakville harbor under the watchful eyes of his coach, Jim Cl(...)
7/15/1975
Tobblers get in the swim. Oshawa youngsters can learn to swim early, thanks to the recreation department's two swimming pools and its programs for mot(...)
Tobblers get in the swim. Oshawa youngsters can learn to swim early, thanks to the recreation department's two swimming pools and its programs for mot(...)
3/3/1975
David Curry is practising for an underwater swim
David Curry is practising for an underwater swim
8/1/1979
Back in swim: Former British Empire Games competitor 30 years ago, Kay Easun returned to competitive swimming in the Masters program for the sheer purpose of fitness and renewed vitality
Back in swim: Former British Empire Games competitor 30 years ago, Kay Easun returned to competitive swimming in the Masters program for the sheer purpose of fitness and renewed vitality
3/3/1982
Agnes Ketchum started swimming when she was 15, met her husband that way and now, at 81, swims half a mile three days a week - after doing her laundry(...)
Agnes Ketchum started swimming when she was 15, met her husband that way and now, at 81, swims half a mile three days a week - after doing her laundry(...)
4/21/1972
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
Boy's barbar not up to TASC. Darcy O'Connor, 9, wanted the initials TASC inlaid into his hair to adverise his Toronto Aquanauts Swim Club affiliation.(...)
Boy's barbar not up to TASC. Darcy O'Connor, 9, wanted the initials TASC inlaid into his hair to adverise his Toronto Aquanauts Swim Club affiliation.(...)
5/13/1989
Alex Fedko. Swims to records
Alex Fedko. Swims to records
2/27/1965
Cuddle time: After finishing her Lake Ontario swim last night, a smiling Shelagh Freedman warms up in a blanket and the arms of her sister Haley
Cuddle time: After finishing her Lake Ontario swim last night, a smiling Shelagh Freedman warms up in a blanket and the arms of her sister Haley
8/13/1993
Senior Swimmer Eva Bien. 130-miniute swim to victory
Senior Swimmer Eva Bien. 130-miniute swim to victory
8/27/1978