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…
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…
The South London Swimming Club was established in August 1906, a few weeks after the Bathing Lake opened on 28…
Telegraph Weekend, 14/01/2006 Article by Dan Synge ahead of the first UK Cold Water Swimming Championships held at Tooting Bec…
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Christmas morning line up for the race for the Burton Trophy