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Tired swimmer eased into boat. Cam Kamula swam across Lake Ontario for 17 hours yesterday to raise money for muscular dystrophy research, but exhausti(...)

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Tired swimmer eased into boat. Cam Kamula swam across Lake Ontario for 17 hours yesterday to raise money for muscular dystrophy research, but exhausti(...)

Date8/6/1983

Names

Dutton, Don (photographer)

Kamula, Cam (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Tired swimmer eased into boat. Cam Kamula swam across Lake Ontario for 17 hours yesterday to raise money for muscular dystrophy research, but exhaustion overcame him and he had to be pulled from the water 7 kilometres from Ontario Place. Below, his swim

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Long distance swimming

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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_0058848F

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