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Taking Plunge: Marathon swimmer Vicki Keith is preparing to make six major swims in five countries to raise money for the Variety Club's pool for disabled kids
Taking Plunge: Marathon swimmer Vicki Keith is preparing to make six major swims in five countries to raise money for the Variety Club's pool for disabled kids

Taking Plunge: Marathon swimmer Vicki Keith is preparing to make six major swims in five countries to raise money for the Variety Club's pool for disabled kids

Date4/21/1989
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  • Taking Plunge: Marathon swimmer Vicki Keith is preparing to make six major swims in five countries to raise money for the Variety Club's pool for disabled kids.
  • Taking Plunge: Marathon swimmer Vicki Keith is preparing to make six major swims in five countries to raise money for the Variety Club's pool for disabled kids
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Original Toronto Star caption: Taking Plunge: Marathon swimmer Vicki Keith is preparing to make six major swims in five countries to raise money for the Variety Club's pool for disabled kids.
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      Splashy debut: Marathon swimmer Vicki Keith, the first person in the new pool at Variety Village yesterday, gets flowers from Kirston Harwood, 12, and Jeremy Ein, 10
      Splashy debut: Marathon swimmer Vicki Keith, the first person in the new pool at Variety Village yesterday, gets flowers from Kirston Harwood, 12, and Jeremy Ein, 10
      Keith, Vicki
      7/17/1989
      Swimmer Vicki Keith emerges from Lake Ontario yesterday to a hug from 13-year-old Jeremy Ein, the Variety Club poster child. Keith was happy she compl(...)
      Swimmer Vicki Keith emerges from Lake Ontario yesterday to a hug from 13-year-old Jeremy Ein, the Variety Club poster child. Keith was happy she compl(...)
      Keith, Vicki
      9/4/1989
      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.
      Calleja, Frank
      2/21/1974
      He made it: The swimmer's aunt, Lidia Rietta, hugs him and wraps him in a towel while coach and marathon swimmer Vicki Keith looks on
      He made it: The swimmer's aunt, Lidia Rietta, hugs him and wraps him in a towel while coach and marathon swimmer Vicki Keith looks on
      Costa, Carlos
      7/23/1993
      Marathon Prize. Swimmer Vicki Keith, who has conquered three Great Lakes, admires the Wrigley trophy, presented for marathon swimming in the 1920s, at Sports Hall of Fame
      Marathon Prize. Swimmer Vicki Keith, who has conquered three Great Lakes, admires the Wrigley trophy, presented for marathon swimming in the 1920s, at Sports Hall of Fame
      Eglinton, Rick
      8/3/1988
      Vicki honored. Swimmer Vicki Keith accepts a donation for Variety Village from Penta Stolp executives, from left, vice-president Christopher Mullin, president Harry Stolp and chairman John Overzet
      Vicki honored. Swimmer Vicki Keith accepts a donation for Variety Village from Penta Stolp executives, from left, vice-president Christopher Mullin, president Harry Stolp and chairman John Overzet
      Keith, Vicki
      10/7/1988
      Lake beater: Bundled up to ward off chills, marathon swimmer Vicki Keith, the first person to cross Lake Huron, grins yesterday after emerging from the lake at Goderich
      Lake beater: Bundled up to ward off chills, marathon swimmer Vicki Keith, the first person to cross Lake Huron, grins yesterday after emerging from the lake at Goderich
      Goode, Jeff
      7/19/1988
      All set for the big plunge. Swimmers of all shapes and sizes from all parts of this continent and many European countries doffed their clothes at the (...)
      All set for the big plunge. Swimmers of all shapes and sizes from all parts of this continent and many European countries doffed their clothes at the (...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/30/1933
      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
      Dunlop, Alan
      1/26/1983
      Home stretch: Marathon swimmer Jocelyn Muir jumps into the water yesterday for the 56th day of her 60-day odyssey around Lake Ontario to raise money for multiple sclerosis
      Home stretch: Marathon swimmer Jocelyn Muir jumps into the water yesterday for the 56th day of her 60-day odyssey around Lake Ontario to raise money for multiple sclerosis
      Brazao, Dale
      8/25/1987
      No rest for the conqueror. Swimming across all five Great Lakes was just the beginning of Vicki Keith's efforts to help raise the $2.5 million needed (...)
      No rest for the conqueror. Swimming across all five Great Lakes was just the beginning of Vicki Keith's efforts to help raise the $2.5 million needed (...)
      Keith, Vicki
      10/6/1988
      Going swimmingly: Volunteer Robin Crouch, right, helps Angela Feser, one of 24 disabled kids at Bloorview Children's Hospital's Terry Fox Swim yesterday
      Going swimmingly: Volunteer Robin Crouch, right, helps Angela Feser, one of 24 disabled kids at Bloorview Children's Hospital's Terry Fox Swim yesterday
      Fox, Terry, 1958-1981
      9/20/1992