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By George, It's Alex Bauman! Olympic gold medalist swimmer Alex Bauman and 66-year-old George Cowie enjoy a dip in North York's Douglas Snow Pool yest(...)

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By George, It's Alex Bauman! Olympic gold medalist swimmer Alex Bauman and 66-year-old George Cowie enjoy a dip in North York's Douglas Snow Pool yest(...)

Date2/2/1989

Names

Baumann, Alex (subject)

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: By George, It's Alex Bauman! Olympic gold medalist swimmer Alex Bauman and 66-year-old George Cowie enjoy a dip in North York's Douglas Snow Pool yesterday. Bauman launched the annual Heart and Store Foundation of Ontario fund-raising swim and was joined by more than 60 seniors in the pool.

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English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Object NumberTSPA_0031280F

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