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By George, It's Alex Bauman! Olympic gold medalist swimmer Alex Bauman and 66-year-old George Cowie enjoy a dip in North York's Douglas Snow Pool yest(...)
By George, It's Alex Bauman! Olympic gold medalist swimmer Alex Bauman and 66-year-old George Cowie enjoy a dip in North York's Douglas Snow Pool yest(...)

By George, It's Alex Bauman! Olympic gold medalist swimmer Alex Bauman and 66-year-old George Cowie enjoy a dip in North York's Douglas Snow Pool yest(...)

Date2/2/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: By George, It's Alex Bauman! Olympic gold medalist swimmer Alex Bauman and 66-year-old George Cowie enjoy a dip in North York's Douglas Snow Pool yesterday. Bauman launched the annual Heart and Store Foundation of Ontario fund-raising swim and was joined by more than 60 seniors in the pool.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0031280F
Angela's best dip ever. Olympic swimmer Angela Coughlan climbs out of the Angela Coughlan Pool in Burlington Saturday after her first swim in the $400,000 pool before it opened Sunday
Angela's best dip ever. Olympic swimmer Angela Coughlan climbs out of the Angela Coughlan Pool in Burlington Saturday after her first swim in the $400,000 pool before it opened Sunday
2/14/1972
Baumann and the wave of the future, Olympic champion Alex Baumann, participating in a new national program for young swimmers, puts some members of th(...)
Baumann and the wave of the future, Olympic champion Alex Baumann, participating in a new national program for young swimmers, puts some members of th(...)
4/1/1989
Lonely vigil: Alex Baumann spends four to five hours in the pool a day, practising for the Olympics
Lonely vigil: Alex Baumann spends four to five hours in the pool a day, practising for the Olympics
7/13/1984
Lonely vigil: Alex Baumann spends four to five hours in the pool a day, practising for the Olympics
Lonely vigil: Alex Baumann spends four to five hours in the pool a day, practising for the Olympics
7/13/1984
He's the best: Alex Baumann, 15, of Sudbury is all smiles as he leans on award given to him by Canadian Amateur Swimming Association as best male swimmer in country in 1979
He's the best: Alex Baumann, 15, of Sudbury is all smiles as he leans on award given to him by Canadian Amateur Swimming Association as best male swimmer in country in 1979
3/11/1980
Record setter: Alex Baumann of Sudbury sliced through the Etobicoke Olympium pool yesterday to set a world record in the 400-metre individual medley
Record setter: Alex Baumann of Sudbury sliced through the Etobicoke Olympium pool yesterday to set a world record in the 400-metre individual medley
6/17/1984
Sandy Goss: Hard training pays off for North York swimmer, who has been named to Canadian Olympic team
Sandy Goss: Hard training pays off for North York swimmer, who has been named to Canadian Olympic team
6/21/1984
Alex Baumann, 18, of Sudbury, overcame a shoulder injury to break his own world record while winning a gold medal in the 200-metre individual medley a(...)
Alex Baumann, 18, of Sudbury, overcame a shoulder injury to break his own world record while winning a gold medal in the 200-metre individual medley a(...)
12/2/1979
Alex Baumann: Canadian Olympic champ may land coaching job Down Under
Alex Baumann: Canadian Olympic champ may land coaching job Down Under
8/25/1988
Victor Davis. Canada's fastest and one of the world's best swimmers doesn't like getting wet. But the 'bad boy' is in the pool to be a winner
Victor Davis. Canada's fastest and one of the world's best swimmers doesn't like getting wet. But the 'bad boy' is in the pool to be a winner
1/11/1984
Record-setting swimmer -- but he may miss Olympic dream
Record-setting swimmer -- but he may miss Olympic dream
3/9/1988
Home as a hero: Alex Baumann was greeted by mob of admirers at Pearson International Airport yesterday, including Ryan Slaney of Mississauga, who had swim hat autographaed
Home as a hero: Alex Baumann was greeted by mob of admirers at Pearson International Airport yesterday, including Ryan Slaney of Mississauga, who had swim hat autographaed
8/9/1984