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The aquatic events. For the 20th Olympiad of modern times, West Germany has built a $625 million setting, with diving and swimming pools in a building(...)
The aquatic events. For the 20th Olympiad of modern times, West Germany has built a $625 million setting, with diving and swimming pools in a building(...)

The aquatic events. For the 20th Olympiad of modern times, West Germany has built a $625 million setting, with diving and swimming pools in a building(...)

Date8/24/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: The aquatic events. For the 20th Olympiad of modern times; West Germany has built a $625 million setting; with diving and swimming pools in a building with a roof of clear plastic. Elevators that take divers to the high board (left) are enclosed in glass. The first competitions are tomorrow.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0096536F
      The only fence in this prison is to protect inmates from the dangers of swimming pools
      The only fence in this prison is to protect inmates from the dangers of swimming pools
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      6/2/1969
      Tobblers get in the swim. Oshawa youngsters can learn to swim early, thanks to the recreation department's two swimming pools and its programs for mot(...)
      Tobblers get in the swim. Oshawa youngsters can learn to swim early, thanks to the recreation department's two swimming pools and its programs for mot(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      3/3/1975
      Maple Creek condominium apartments boast excellent recreational facilities such as swimming pools, tennis and squash courts, and gyms
      Maple Creek condominium apartments boast excellent recreational facilities such as swimming pools, tennis and squash courts, and gyms
      Barkley, Harold
      10/28/1977
      Sports - Swimming Pools
      Sports - Swimming Pools
      McConnell, Colin
      6/25/1993
      Teri York is Canada's best bet for a medal in diving, 20-year-old Vancouver girl is contender in springboard and tower events
      Teri York is Canada's best bet for a medal in diving, 20-year-old Vancouver girl is contender in springboard and tower events
      Loek, Dick
      7/15/1976
      The waterfront events at the CNE will be highlighted by the Aquarama '78 show, performed three times daily except when pre-empted by other attractions(...)
      The waterfront events at the CNE will be highlighted by the Aquarama '78 show, performed three times daily except when pre-empted by other attractions(...)
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      8/15/1978
      Tippy, a mongrel who has won the last nine times he has been entered in the flyweight class of the dog swimming race held at the CNE, sits with Dianne(...)
      Tippy, a mongrel who has won the last nine times he has been entered in the flyweight class of the dog swimming race held at the CNE, sits with Dianne(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      8/17/1973
      Car pools are a flop. You can park for just 50 cents a day in a downtown lot if there are at least three people in your car. But so far car pools are a flop, says writer Trent Frayne
      Car pools are a flop. You can park for just 50 cents a day in a downtown lot if there are at least three people in your car. But so far car pools are a flop, says writer Trent Frayne
      Lennon, Frank
      1/13/1974
      Toronto's hope in the shorter swimming events at the C
      Toronto's hope in the shorter swimming events at the C
      Alexandra Studios
      8/28/1937
      Winner of three gold medals in swimming events at the Commonwealth Games last month in Edmonton, Carol Klimpel is presented with a special plaque by M(...)
      Winner of three gold medals in swimming events at the Commonwealth Games last month in Edmonton, Carol Klimpel is presented with a special plaque by M(...)
      Bull, Ron
      9/17/1978
      Allison Higson, Canada's 13-year-old swimming sensation, wasn't quite up to her normal standards last night in the sixth annual North York Aquatic Clu(...)
      Allison Higson, Canada's 13-year-old swimming sensation, wasn't quite up to her normal standards last night in the sixth annual North York Aquatic Clu(...)
      Higson, Allison
      12/6/1986
      At the bar: Arthritic patients Dorothy Gillespie, front, and Mary Cringan perform aquatic exercises at Mississauga's Sheridan Villa Pool
      At the bar: Arthritic patients Dorothy Gillespie, front, and Mary Cringan perform aquatic exercises at Mississauga's Sheridan Villa Pool
      Stawicki, Andrew
      1/8/1991