Queen of the lakes: Vicki Keith announces her retirement from marathon swimming yesterday at a Scarborough news conference

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Queen of the lakes: Vicki Keith announces her retirement from marathon swimming yesterday at a Scarborough news conference

Date7/25/1991

Names

Keith, Vicki (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Weil, Bernard (photographer)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Queen of the lakes: Vicki Keith announces her retirement from marathon swimming yesterday at a Scarborough news conference.

Subject

Long distance swimming

Swimmers

Portraits

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0059132F

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