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Lonely vigil: Alex Baumann spends four to five hours in the pool a day, practising for the Olympics

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Lonely vigil: Alex Baumann spends four to five hours in the pool a day, practising for the Olympics

Date7/13/1984

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Baumann, Alex (subject)

Eglinton, Rick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Lonely vigil: Alex Baumann spends four to five hours in the pool a day, practising for the Olympics.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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