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Crowds gathered at the water's edge to see 16-year-old Cindy Nicholas finish her Lake Ontario swim
Crowds gathered at the water's edge to see 16-year-old Cindy Nicholas finish her Lake Ontario swim

Crowds gathered at the water's edge to see 16-year-old Cindy Nicholas finish her Lake Ontario swim

Date8/16/1974
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  • Crowds gathered at the water's edge to see 16-year-old Cindy Nicholas finish her Lake Ontario swim
  • Crowds gathered at the water's edge to see 16-year-old Cindy Nicholas finish her Lake Ontario swim early this month as a way fo staying sane in an insane world, says Professor John Lee of U. of T.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Crowds gathered at the water's edge to see 16-year-old Cindy Nicholas finish her Lake Ontario swim early this month as a way fo staying sane in an insane world, says Professor John Lee of U. of T.
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    Another lake swimmer is 11-year-old Maria Myslik who swam Lake Dalrymple on the day Cindy Nicholas conquered Lake Ontario. It is only about 3 miles, but it's a fair swim, she says proudly
    Another lake swimmer is 11-year-old Maria Myslik who swam Lake Dalrymple on the day Cindy Nicholas conquered Lake Ontario. It is only about 3 miles, but it's a fair swim, she says proudly
    Combs, Erin
    8/27/1974
    Sixteen-year-old Cindy Nicholas completed fastest Lake Ontario swim in 15 hours and 10 minutes
    Sixteen-year-old Cindy Nicholas completed fastest Lake Ontario swim in 15 hours and 10 minutes
    Nicholas, Cindy
    12/28/1974
    Gifts such as a car, an Arabian horse and $5,000 in cash were showered on Cindy Nicholas, the 16-year-old who conquered Lake Ontario, Saturday night i(...)
    Gifts such as a car, an Arabian horse and $5,000 in cash were showered on Cindy Nicholas, the 16-year-old who conquered Lake Ontario, Saturday night i(...)
    Loek, Dick
    8/18/1974
    Cindy NIcholas is helped out of Lake Ontario after record-breaking swim this year
    Cindy NIcholas is helped out of Lake Ontario after record-breaking swim this year
    Dutton, Don
    8/16/1974
    Cindy helps to open games. Just back from her record-breaking swim of the English Channel, Cindy Nicholas helps Scarborough Mayor Paul Cosgrove light (...)
    Cindy helps to open games. Just back from her record-breaking swim of the English Channel, Cindy Nicholas helps Scarborough Mayor Paul Cosgrove light (...)
    Darrell, Dick
    8/7/1975
    Swimming champion Cindy Nicholas, 16, who yesterday set a new record for crossing lake Ontario, talks with mother, who is in Poland, last night. She a(...)
    Swimming champion Cindy Nicholas, 16, who yesterday set a new record for crossing lake Ontario, talks with mother, who is in Poland, last night. She a(...)
    Loek, Dick
    8/16/1974
    Serving as a beacon throughout the night the CN Tower could be seen by swimmer Cindy Nicholas all night as she crossed Lake Ontario. Here, she can see(...)
    Serving as a beacon throughout the night the CN Tower could be seen by swimmer Cindy Nicholas all night as she crossed Lake Ontario. Here, she can see(...)
    Nicholas, Cindy
    8/16/1974
    In the swim, Cindy Nicholas preps for her attempt to beat the English Channel on July 27
    In the swim, Cindy Nicholas preps for her attempt to beat the English Channel on July 27
    McConnell, Colin
    5/29/1975
    Belatedly celebrating her 17th birthday, Cindy Nicholas, who swam across Lake Ontario last month, gets help from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nichola(...)
    Belatedly celebrating her 17th birthday, Cindy Nicholas, who swam across Lake Ontario last month, gets help from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nichola(...)
    Nicholas, Cindy
    9/4/1974
    Belatedly celebrating her 17th birthday, Cindy Nicholas, who swam across Lake Ontario last month, is amused by a card she received last night at a par(...)
    Belatedly celebrating her 17th birthday, Cindy Nicholas, who swam across Lake Ontario last month, is amused by a card she received last night at a par(...)
    Nicholas, Cindy
    9/4/1974
    Cindy Nicholas, A swim meet in the Nile led to infection
    Cindy Nicholas, A swim meet in the Nile led to infection
    Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
    8/21/1978
    The Brilliant accomplishment of Cindy Nicholas, above, in swimming English Channel in record time, could be a stimulus to revive marathon swims at Ex, reader suggests in letter
    The Brilliant accomplishment of Cindy Nicholas, above, in swimming English Channel in record time, could be a stimulus to revive marathon swims at Ex, reader suggests in letter
    Darrell, Dick
    9/12/1977