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Cindy's training now for the channel
Cindy's training now for the channel

Cindy's training now for the channel

Date6/2/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cindy's training now for the channel. Having conquered Lake Ontario last summer in record time, 17-year-old Cindy Nicholas of Scarborough is getting ready to tackle the English Channel on July 27. She has been swimming 6 miles in an indoor pool every day this winter and now, ready for the rigors of outdoor lake swimming, she's training in the 68-degree water of Musselman Lake, outside Stouffville. Soon she'll be in Lake Ontario for workouts, The water in Musselman is too calm. She'll go to England in July.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0070763F
Cindy's tops in fashion - her designs earn a national award/15
Cindy's tops in fashion - her designs earn a national award/15
10/20/1987
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
Cindy, After 17 years swimming and eight Channel crossings, she thinks it's time to change jobs
Cindy, After 17 years swimming and eight Channel crossings, she thinks it's time to change jobs
8/17/1978
The Brilliant accomplishment of Cindy Nicholas, above, in swimming English Channel in record time, could be a stimulus to revive marathon swims at Ex, reader suggests in letter
The Brilliant accomplishment of Cindy Nicholas, above, in swimming English Channel in record time, could be a stimulus to revive marathon swims at Ex, reader suggests in letter
9/12/1977
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
Cindy Nicholas. Next - the Channel
Cindy Nicholas. Next - the Channel
8/16/1974
Cindy Nicholas. She'll attempt Channel
Cindy Nicholas. She'll attempt Channel
8/16/1974
Back home after conquering the English Channel, Scarborough swimmer Cindy Nicholas is welcomed at Toronto International Airport by borough Mayor Paul (...)
Back home after conquering the English Channel, Scarborough swimmer Cindy Nicholas is welcomed at Toronto International Airport by borough Mayor Paul (...)
8/6/1975
Training to swim both Lake Ontario and the English Channel this year, Angela Kondrak, 15, confers with her coach, Art Dufresne, at Harrison Baths, near Queen and McCaul Sts
Training to swim both Lake Ontario and the English Channel this year, Angela Kondrak, 15, confers with her coach, Art Dufresne, at Harrison Baths, near Queen and McCaul Sts
6/9/1975
Star man in R.C.O.C., John C. Craven of The Star composing room staff, who has enlisted in the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps and is now at a basic training centre
Star man in R.C.O.C., John C. Craven of The Star composing room staff, who has enlisted in the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps and is now at a basic training centre
9/2/1942
William A. Ames, son of Mr. and Mrs. Comer Ames, Lawrence Ave. W., Weston, who is now at the basic training centre, Brantford
William A. Ames, son of Mr. and Mrs. Comer Ames, Lawrence Ave. W., Weston, who is now at the basic training centre, Brantford
4/19/1943
At the helm, Watch Officer Stan Bydal, 18, of Toronto steers the Pathfinder, a sail-training brigantine that's been cruising the Great lakes for 10 year now
At the helm, Watch Officer Stan Bydal, 18, of Toronto steers the Pathfinder, a sail-training brigantine that's been cruising the Great lakes for 10 year now
8/3/1973