An imagined scene in front of the cafe conjuring up many historical and fictitious figures. Identifiable in the foreground, from…
Wandsworth Borough News, 10/10/1991 Mayor of Wandsworth Angela Graham appears to push actor Oliver Tobias into the water as part…
Frank Sims (1920-2006) was a long-standing member of the SLSC and served as Honorary Handicapper from 1996-2003. In the 1990s…
Living South: July-August 1994 An appreciation of the lido by South London Swimming Club member Margaret Lipsey.
Wandsworth Borough News, 06/01/1995 SLSC member Sarah Giles is presented with the Jenny Kinnaird Cup by the Mayor of Wandsworth,…
Wandsworth Guardian, 18/07/1996 Firefighters discover traces of asbestos in the cubicle roofs when putting out a fire started by vandals.…
London Evening Standard, 26/07/1996 Review of 'Tooting Bec Lido' by SLSC member Janet Smith, published to coincide with the lido's…
Wandsworth Guardian, 12/09/1996. Review of 'Tooting Bec Lido' by SLSC member, Janet Smith, published to mark the lido's 90th anniversary.
South London Press, 13/02/1996 Winter swimming event organised by the South London Swimming Club to launch a £1.5m national lottery…
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Mrs Rose Merritt was a keen member of the South London Swimming Club in the 1960s and 1970s - whatever the weather! Notice that another swimmer is already in the snow-covered water.