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Couple Take the Plunge

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

World Cold Water Swimming Championships 2008

In 2008, the South London Swimming Club hosted the World Winter Swimming Championships at Tooting Bec Lido - the first…

Centenary: Lido a Splash Hit at 100

Wandsworth Borough News, 26/07/2006 Article by Andrew Westbrook to mark the centenary of the lido.

Frank Sims Obituary

Frank Sims (1920-2006) was a long-standing member of the SLSC and served as Honorary Handicapper from 1996-2003. In the 1990s…

Centenary: Golden Goggles Award

Wandsworth Borough News, 26/07/2006 Tooting Bec Lido won the London Pools Campaign's 'Golden Goggles' award for being the best open-air…

What has Happened to Lido Supporters?

Wandsworth Guardian, 30/08/2001 Letter from former lifeguard John Cuffley, who lost his job at the lido in 1999, criticising the…

Lido is Making Waves

South London Press, 31/05/2002. Article on the recent £600,000 refurbishment of the lido, creating a new entrance and new showers,…

The Great Escape 2000

Sunday Telegraph Magazine, 16/04/2000. The cover of a supplement on day-trips 90 minutes from central London. The painting, by Louise…

Christmas Day 2003

Wandsworth Guardian, 08/01/2004 SLSC members Cyril Wood and Megan Willis receive their winners' cups from the Mayor of Wandsworth, Councillor…