Balham & Tooting Mercury, 12/09/1930 Twenty-six swimmers entered the South London Swimming Club's annual river swim at Walton-on-Thames. The race…
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 04/07?/1930 The annual 100-yard race for the Brooks Cup, donated to the South London Swimming Club…
Balham & Tooting Mercury, 22.03.1930 A detailed account of the South London Swimming Club's 1930 AGM at which a resolution…
Cuttings from local newspapers covering races and events organised by the South London Swimming Club between 1929-1939 and 1959-1969. Many…
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…
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An evocative photograph of a solitary winter swimmer, December 1995.