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Short rest

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Short rest

Date8/29/1988

Names

Keith, Vicki (subject)

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Short rest: Marathon swimmer Vickie Keith gets a short break every two hours on her swim across Lake Ontario, and she usually uses the time to joke with her crew between gulps of soup and hot chocolate. She was scheduled to arrive at the CNE today.

Subject

Long distance swimming

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0059148F

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