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100 Years of Outdoor Swimming

Wandsworth Guardian, 27/07/2006 Article celebrating the centenary of Tooting Bec Lido. 2006 also marked the centenary of the South London…

Centenary Doggy Paddle

Wandsworth Guardian, 22/03/2006 Article previewing a mass doggy-paddle by 101 members of the South London Swimming Club across one width…

Centenary: Dive-In Film Festival

Wandsworth Guardian, 26/07/2006 Feature on open-air film festival held at Tooting Bec Lido from Friday 28 July to Sunday 30…

Couple Take the Plunge

South London Swimming Club members Lizzy Hearn and Alan Johnson celebrate their wedding at the lido where they met.

Lifeguard 1970s

The lifeguard is posing in the framework of the diving boards which used to stand at the deep end of…

William Laws: 21 Years’ Service

Unidentified newspaper, 13/03/1936 William Laws (Right) is presented with a silver salver by South London Swimming Club secretary, Harold English,…

Louis Marchant to Represent England

South London Swimming Club member Louis Marchant is chosen to represent England at the Empire Games at Wembley. By the…

Pity the Winter Swimmers!

Unidentified newspaper, 16/03/1934 Article by South London Swimming Club press officer Charles Roskilly (CSR) lamenting the amount of work taking…

Royal Life Saving Society: Mr H H Lock

Horace Lock, secretary of the South London Swimming Club, is appointed Chairman of the Royal Life Saving Society for 1934.

Two Lives Saved

Unidentified newspaper, 21/08/1936 An account of how three members of the South London Swimming Club rescued an 18-year old youth…