Christmas day race 1924 - the winner was Robert Van Horten of 37 Avoca Road.
South West Magazine No 90, December 1996 Article by Stephanie Debere reviewing 'Tooting Bec Lido' by Janet Smith.
Jack Snelling, President of the South London Swimming Club in the early 1990s, takes a shower after his winter swim!
Bob Pattison, President of the South London Swimming Club in the 1990s, takes a winter dip in the late 1970s.…
An evocative photograph of a solitary winter swimmer, December 1995.
Frank Sims (left) and Jack Snelling take to their ice-skates to clear the snow from a completely frozen lido. The…
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 Maurice Connor takes his morning dip despite the snow. Maurice first swam at the lido…
Long view of the lido from the deep to the shallow end, c. 1984. The basket room is visible to…
Winter 1984/1985 When winters were really winters! Members of the South London Swimming Club stand in the middle of the…
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The diving boards were a popular feature of the lido until they were dismantled in the 1970s for Health & Safety reasons. The figure on the right-hand side, wearing uniform, is the lifeguard Alfred French....