A Christmas Day race (for men only) was held on 25 December 1908. Races may also have been held in…
Royal Humane Society casebook entry for 23 September 1930. Case No 50471 records how William Laws, Captain of the South…
Unidentified newspaper, 13/03/1936 William Laws (Right) is presented with a silver salver by South London Swimming Club secretary, Harold English,…
Balham & Tooting Mercury, January 1933 Twenty-two swimmers took part in the 1932 Christmas Day race. It was won by…
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 1930 To mark 25 years of the South London Swimming Club, the local paper published a…
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 27/01/1933 Horace Lock, Secretary of the South London Swimming Club, is presented with a gold watch…
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 05/12/1930 South London Swimming Club captain William Laws is presented with a Royal Humane Society Honorary…
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 03/07/1931 Sixty-two women are enrolled as full members of the South London Swimming Club for the…
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 12/06/1931 Following the decision taken at the Annual Meeting in March 1931, the South London Swimming…
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 03/04/1931 First steps taken by the South London Swimming Club's Annual Meeting to admit women as…
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Christmas Day race 1924 - the winner is Robert van Horten holding the Burton Trophy