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Fit for big swim. Seeking his third straight victory, Herman Willemse of Holland is examined by Dr. Hugh Smythe and declared fit for the CNE's 15 mile swim at the waterfront Friday
Fit for big swim. Seeking his third straight victory, Herman Willemse of Holland is examined by Dr. Hugh Smythe and declared fit for the CNE's 15 mile swim at the waterfront Friday

Fit for big swim. Seeking his third straight victory, Herman Willemse of Holland is examined by Dr. Hugh Smythe and declared fit for the CNE's 15 mile swim at the waterfront Friday

Date8/13/1963
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fit for big swim. Seeking his third straight victory, Herman Willemse of Holland is examined by Dr. Hugh Smythe and declared fit for the CNE's 15 mile swim at the waterfront Friday.
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Herman Willemse, favorite in today's CNE marathon swim, relaxes in bathtub prior to, race with book mysterious Strength in Sport
Herman Willemse, favorite in today's CNE marathon swim, relaxes in bathtub prior to, race with book mysterious Strength in Sport
8/16/1963
Mute, Halt and Blind in C.N.E. swim. Representing four different types of affliction, the quartet shown ABOVE are entered in the 15 mile C.N.E. swim m(...)
Mute, Halt and Blind in C.N.E. swim. Representing four different types of affliction, the quartet shown ABOVE are entered in the 15 mile C.N.E. swim m(...)
8/30/1932
Mayor Lastman's Watery Plunge, North York Mayor Mel Lastman took an unexpected swim yesterday while taking part in CNE waterfront bathtub race.
Mayor Lastman's Watery Plunge, North York Mayor Mel Lastman took an unexpected swim yesterday while taking part in CNE waterfront bathtub race.
8/29/1973
All in at once for big C.N.E. Swim, Splash, and 80 men plunge for the 10-mile marathon swim at Ex - $ 350 has brought entries from all over the continent, hibition Park to-day
All in at once for big C.N.E. Swim, Splash, and 80 men plunge for the 10-mile marathon swim at Ex - $ 350 has brought entries from all over the continent, hibition Park to-day
8/31/1937
Wins third world's championship-Marvin Nelson as he came out of the water the winner of th e15-mile marathon swim for the world's championship and a p(...)
Wins third world's championship-Marvin Nelson as he came out of the water the winner of th e15-mile marathon swim for the world's championship and a p(...)
9/1/1934
Swims for life: Jim Kinlin, a 56-year-old cancer victim, swims another mile in his seven-year marathon for leukemia research
Swims for life: Jim Kinlin, a 56-year-old cancer victim, swims another mile in his seven-year marathon for leukemia research
1/26/1983
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
Perfect fit: Dr. William Sauter, head of the Hugh MacMilan Medical Centre program invesigating the use of muscle impuses to power artifical limbs, checks out young Jackie Nickel's artificial arm. He says, we have 2,000 to 3,000 visitors a year coming through here, looking at what we're doing.
5/26/1985
Agnes Ketchum started swimming when she was 15, met her husband that way and now, at 81, swims half a mile three days a week - after doing her laundry(...)
Agnes Ketchum started swimming when she was 15, met her husband that way and now, at 81, swims half a mile three days a week - after doing her laundry(...)
4/21/1972
Joy of victory Jocelyn Muir, 15, yesterday became the youngest person ever to swim Lake Ontario
Joy of victory Jocelyn Muir, 15, yesterday became the youngest person ever to swim Lake Ontario
9/4/1981
Warren Anderson of Nova Scotia, who cam in third in the big swim, seen with Mrs
Warren Anderson of Nova Scotia, who cam in third in the big swim, seen with Mrs
9/3/1931
NDP outgrows its Caucus room. The 38 New Democrats elected to the Legislature last week couldn't fit in their old caucus room at Queen's Park today and had to meet in a committee room to plan their strategy as Opposition. Leader Stephen Lewis (left) talked with Dr. Charles Godfrey (Durham West), of the Pickering anti-airport group People Or Planes. Behind them is former provincial leader Donald MacDonald (third from right).
NDP outgrows its Caucus room. The 38 New Democrats elected to the Legislature last week couldn't fit in their old caucus room at Queen's Park today and had to meet in a committee room to plan their strategy as Opposition. Leader Stephen Lewis (left) talked with Dr. Charles Godfrey (Durham West), of the Pickering anti-airport group People Or Planes. Behind them is former provincial leader Donald MacDonald (third from right).
9/24/1975
Pensioner swims mile a day: Frank Cooper (middle), 78, swims at least a mile a day this month to raise money for Mississauga Heart Fund. Fund chairman Jack Kehoe (left), Cooper, and Seth Taylor, of Mississauga Real Estate Board, hold $1,000 cheque to fund raised by board's sponsorship of Cooper's swim.
Pensioner swims mile a day: Frank Cooper (middle), 78, swims at least a mile a day this month to raise money for Mississauga Heart Fund. Fund chairman Jack Kehoe (left), Cooper, and Seth Taylor, of Mississauga Real Estate Board, hold $1,000 cheque to fund raised by board's sponsorship of Cooper's swim.
2/21/1974