South London Swimming Club member Barbara Kohler braves the water despite the snow all around! Note: the wall at the…
So few racing in those days, memory tells me the slower swimmers were on the railway side. The photo was…
SLSC member Trish Campbell skipping at the lido off-season (notice bare trees). In the background, the Basket Room, to the…
The sandpit was located behind the cafe before the children's pool was built.
Tooting Bec Lido contains 1 million gallons of freshwater. It is only rarely drained - it takes about a week…
Lifeguard John Cuffley and South London Swimming Club member Trish Campbell. Taken off-season at the lido. In the background, the…
H Palmer (middle) was an early member of the South London Swimming Club, founded in 1906.
The line-up for the race which, according to the caption, started at 8.30 in the morning. There appears to be…
The race was won by South London Swimming Club member Mr H. Cowsil, originally from Lancashire. He's seen here receiving…
The Christmas Day race 1929 was won by S H Hawkins, seen here holding the Burton Cup, first presented in…
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Wandsworth Borough News, 17/08/2005 Janet Smith joined the South London Swimming Club in the early 1990s. In 1996 she wrote a short history of Tooting Bec Lido and followed it up in 2005 with a...