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Belatedly celebrating her 17th birthday, Cindy Nicholas, who swam across Lake Ontario last month, gets help from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nichola(...)
Belatedly celebrating her 17th birthday, Cindy Nicholas, who swam across Lake Ontario last month, gets help from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nichola(...)

Belatedly celebrating her 17th birthday, Cindy Nicholas, who swam across Lake Ontario last month, gets help from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nichola(...)

Date9/4/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Belatedly celebrating her 17th birthday, Cindy Nicholas, who swam across Lake Ontario last month, gets help from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nicholas, in cutting a cake last night. There were 150 guests present.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0070775F
Belatedly celebrating her 17th birthday, Cindy Nicholas, who swam across Lake Ontario last month, is amused by a card she received last night at a par(...)
Belatedly celebrating her 17th birthday, Cindy Nicholas, who swam across Lake Ontario last month, is amused by a card she received last night at a par(...)
9/4/1974
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
New lawyer, Former long-distance swimmer Cindy Nicholas tries on her lawyer's robes with the help of dad Jim
New lawyer, Former long-distance swimmer Cindy Nicholas tries on her lawyer's robes with the help of dad Jim
4/6/1984
Cindy helps to open games. Just back from her record-breaking swim of the English Channel, Cindy Nicholas helps Scarborough Mayor Paul Cosgrove light (...)
Cindy helps to open games. Just back from her record-breaking swim of the English Channel, Cindy Nicholas helps Scarborough Mayor Paul Cosgrove light (...)
8/7/1975
Swimming champion Cindy Nicholas, 16, who yesterday set a new record for crossing lake Ontario, talks with mother, who is in Poland, last night. She a(...)
Swimming champion Cindy Nicholas, 16, who yesterday set a new record for crossing lake Ontario, talks with mother, who is in Poland, last night. She a(...)
8/16/1974
Crowds gathered at the water's edge to see 16-year-old Cindy Nicholas finish her Lake Ontario swim
Crowds gathered at the water's edge to see 16-year-old Cindy Nicholas finish her Lake Ontario swim
8/16/1974
Gifts such as a car, an Arabian horse and $5,000 in cash were showered on Cindy Nicholas, the 16-year-old who conquered Lake Ontario, Saturday night i(...)
Gifts such as a car, an Arabian horse and $5,000 in cash were showered on Cindy Nicholas, the 16-year-old who conquered Lake Ontario, Saturday night i(...)
8/18/1974
Lake swimmers honored. Honored by Metro Council yesterday, Lake Ontario swimmers Angela Kondrak (left) and Cindy Nicholas hold citations given them. A(...)
Lake swimmers honored. Honored by Metro Council yesterday, Lake Ontario swimmers Angela Kondrak (left) and Cindy Nicholas hold citations given them. A(...)
9/10/1974
In the swim, Cindy Nicholas preps for her attempt to beat the English Channel on July 27
In the swim, Cindy Nicholas preps for her attempt to beat the English Channel on July 27
5/29/1975
Champion swimmer Cindy Nicholas in her special room
Champion swimmer Cindy Nicholas in her special room
4/6/1978
Sixteen-year-old Cindy Nicholas completed fastest Lake Ontario swim in 15 hours and 10 minutes
Sixteen-year-old Cindy Nicholas completed fastest Lake Ontario swim in 15 hours and 10 minutes
12/28/1974
Cindy NIcholas is helped out of Lake Ontario after record-breaking swim this year
Cindy NIcholas is helped out of Lake Ontario after record-breaking swim this year
8/16/1974