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Ernst Vierkoetter, who rose to fame and fortune overnight when in 1927 he churned his way through the icy water of Lake Ontario to win the first C.N.E(...)
Ernst Vierkoetter, who rose to fame and fortune overnight when in 1927 he churned his way through the icy water of Lake Ontario to win the first C.N.E(...)

Ernst Vierkoetter, who rose to fame and fortune overnight when in 1927 he churned his way through the icy water of Lake Ontario to win the first C.N.E(...)

Date8/15/1936
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ernst Vierkoetter; who rose to fame and fortune overnight when in 1927 he churned his way through the icy water of Lake Ontario to win the first C.N.E. marathon swim; now teaches the young and old of Toronto his famous crawl technique. The above picture shows Vierkoetter plowing along at a fast clip.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0098275F