Jack Snelling, President of the South London Swimming Club in the early 1990s, takes a shower after his winter swim!
South London Swimming Club President Jack Snelling prepares to dive into a snowy and icy lido in the winter of…
South London Swimming Club member Ann Hannaford is presented with the Kinnaird Cup by club President Jack Snelling after winning…
The Burton Cup is presented to South London Swimming Club member Jim Eldridge (right) by the Club's President, Jack Snelling…
South London Swimming Club member Bertie Charlton (left) is presented with the Burton Cup by club President Jack Snelling after…
A dozen or so men line up to contest the Christmas Day race 1984 which was won by Jim Eldridge.…
The Mayor of Wandsworth presents South London Swimming Club member Rose Merritt with the Kinnaird Cup as the winner of…
South London Swimming Club member Ann Hannaford receives the winner's cup from the Mayor of Wandsworth. She's being presented with…
South London Swimming Club member Maurice Connor takes his morning dip despite the snow. Maurice first swam at the lido…
South London Swimming Club President Jack Snelling presents the Kinnaird Cup to the winner of the ladies' Christmas Day race…
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An evocative photograph of a solitary winter swimmer, December 1995.