After diving into the still, muddy water of Stoney Creek at Toronto in the early 1930s, Bill Walker usually took a lap or two to warm up. But when he did, Bill was hard to beat. Known for his staying power, the Newcastle Sun considered him ‘a swimmer of class with excellent prospects.’ Over the […]
One Saturday evening in May 1935, the Blackalls Park Hall near the banks of Lake Macquarie was buzzing with excitement. It was the end of the swimming season, and the champions of the Stoney Creek Swimming Club were there to receive their trophies. The unbeatable men’s champion, Bill Walker, knew the hall well. He had […]
When the Lake Macquarie swimming champion Bill Walker heard his name called, and he stepped up to receive his award for the Senior Point Score of 1935-6, he might have had a chuckle at being handed this silver-plated teapot trophy. That fresh winter evening in June 1936, at the Blackalls Park Hall near the banks […]
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