A promotional brochure produced by the South London Swimming Club in 1991.
From left: Jonathan Buckley, Howard Cobb, John Whittall, Nick Kirmatzis, Helen Oldfield, Finbarr Martin, Carol Gook, Kit Morris, Marion Pattison, Cyril Wood, Yvonne Wood, Hamid Hadavi, David Dunham, Sue Barnes...
A flyer produced by the South London Swimming Club in 1996 in support of a bid for Sports Lottery funding to improve the facilities at the lido. The bid did not go ahead but in 2001 a new entrance was built at...
The South London Swimming Club was established in August 1906, a few weeks after the Bathing Lake opened on 28 July. The early aims of the club were to promote swimming and to teach life-saving. Weekly races w...
Wandsworth Borough News, 10/10/1991 Mayor of Wandsworth Angela Graham appears to push actor Oliver Tobias into the water as part of the publicity to mark the South London Swimming Club's success in persuading...
Wandsworth Guardian, 27/07/2006 Article celebrating the centenary of Tooting Bec Lido. 2006 also marked the centenary of the South London Swimming Club which was formed at the Bathing Lake within weeks of the...
Unidentified newspaper, 16/03/1934 Article by South London Swimming Club press officer Charles Roskilly (CSR) lamenting the amount of work taking place at the bathing-lake. He complains that it had been turne...
Balham & Tooting Mercury, June 1933 A mass dive by members of the South London Swimming Club at Tooting Bec Open Air Baths. There is no date on the cutting but the caption records that the picture was taken a...
A swimming lesson at the Tooting Bec Open Air baths. A member of the South London Swimming Club had invented a harness and pulley system to help learners.
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 27/01/1933 Horace Lock, Secretary of the South London Swimming Club, is presented with a gold watch at the club's annual dinner in recognition of his 10 years of service. Making the ...
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SLSC member Trish Campbell skipping at the lido off-season (notice bare trees). In the background, the Basket Room, to the left of the cafe, is clearly visible. Swimmers left their clothes with a lifeguard and...