Since 2009, the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships have been held every other year at Tooting Bec Lido. The inaugural…
Brightside, No. 96, January 2006 In January 2006 Tooting Bec Lido hosted the UK's first Cold Water Swimming Championships, organised…
The first UK Cold Water Swimming Championships, held over the weekend of 21-22 January 2006, launched the centenary celebrations for…
At the turn of the century, Clapham Canoe Club used to hire the lido for training sessions.
Wandsworth Borough News, 17/08/2005 Janet Smith joined the South London Swimming Club in the early 1990s. In 1996 she wrote…
As part of the centenary celebrations, 100 lighted candles were placed on the surface of the lido at the end…
In 2005 a small group from the South London Swimming Club took part in the Cold Water Swimming Championships in…
Simon Murie joined the South London Swimming Club in the early 2000s and went on to found Swimtrek, a travel…
Wandsworth Guardian, 02/01/2008 Long-standing South London Swimming Club member 85-year old Cyril Wood celebrates winning the Men's Christmas Day Race…
Wandsworth Guardian, 08/01/2009 The Mayor of Wandsworth, John Farebrother, presents the Burton Cup to Andrew Ingamells following his success in…
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The diving boards were a popular feature of the lido until they were dismantled in the 1970s for Health & Safety reasons. The figure on the right-hand side, wearing uniform, is the lifeguard Alfred French....