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Lazy days
Lazy days

Lazy days

Date6/25/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lazy days: As summer approaches and outdoor pools begin to open again; we should make it mandatory that all pools; regardless of size or location; be supervised by qualified lifeguards; reader says; adding that standards could also be raised for lifeguards.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0098382F
Agnes Ketchum started swimming when she was 15, met her husband that way and now, at 81, swims half a mile three days a week - after doing her laundry(...)
Agnes Ketchum started swimming when she was 15, met her husband that way and now, at 81, swims half a mile three days a week - after doing her laundry(...)
4/21/1972
Lazy days of autumn. Mike Roberton, an Air Canada employee, relaxes after biking through High Park yesterday. I need so badly this fresh air and sun, (...)
Lazy days of autumn. Mike Roberton, an Air Canada employee, relaxes after biking through High Park yesterday. I need so badly this fresh air and sun, (...)
10/23/1989
Another lake swimmer is 11-year-old Maria Myslik who swam Lake Dalrymple on the day Cindy Nicholas conquered Lake Ontario. It is only about 3 miles, but it's a fair swim, she says proudly
Another lake swimmer is 11-year-old Maria Myslik who swam Lake Dalrymple on the day Cindy Nicholas conquered Lake Ontario. It is only about 3 miles, but it's a fair swim, she says proudly
8/27/1974
Frolicking in Lake Ontario at Hamilton Polar Bear Club's New Year's Day swim are Brian Atkinson (left), 21, Corky Atkinson, 44, and Don Jones, 25, as divers watch
Frolicking in Lake Ontario at Hamilton Polar Bear Club's New Year's Day swim are Brian Atkinson (left), 21, Corky Atkinson, 44, and Don Jones, 25, as divers watch
1/1/1978
Abdel Abou Heif goes to lake. He comes from hot, hot Egypt, yet is a renowned cold water swimmer. When day-break game, the indomitable Egyptian was leading
Abdel Abou Heif goes to lake. He comes from hot, hot Egypt, yet is a renowned cold water swimmer. When day-break game, the indomitable Egyptian was leading
8/21/1964
Weds if a winner. Wedding bells will ring for For William's Ted Sorensen if he come in the money at the C.N.E. swim to-day. The six-foot marathone car(...)
Weds if a winner. Wedding bells will ring for For William's Ted Sorensen if he come in the money at the C.N.E. swim to-day. The six-foot marathone car(...)
8/31/1932
Marathoner Vicki Keith bites into her first solid food in two days after struggling ashore in Chicago from her 72-kilometre (45-mile) crossing of Lake(...)
Marathoner Vicki Keith bites into her first solid food in two days after struggling ashore in Chicago from her 72-kilometre (45-mile) crossing of Lake(...)
7/29/1988
A star is born, A bird's-eye view is the best as members of the Etobicoke Olympium Synchronized Swim Club float in a star-shaped formation in the Olym(...)
A star is born, A bird's-eye view is the best as members of the Etobicoke Olympium Synchronized Swim Club float in a star-shaped formation in the Olym(...)
2/8/1980
'Once there was a lazy, day-long cruise on the lake but now there's just the Islands ferry, of which the Primrose, above, was an early example.'
'Once there was a lazy, day-long cruise on the lake but now there's just the Islands ferry, of which the Primrose, above, was an early example.'
10/1/1938
Toronto (1899-1947), leaving Toronto through Eastern Gap
Toronto (1899-1947), leaving Toronto through Eastern Gap
1918-07?
Anne Gagnon broke the U.S. stranglehold on swimming gold
Anne Gagnon broke the U.S. stranglehold on swimming gold
7/6/1979
Two barefoot men ride bikes underwater in a white tiled pool; they wear scuba tanks strapped to ...
Water-wheelers
9/1/1981