My Dad at the 1948 London Olympics - Blog Day 6

The entire Canadian Olympic Team traveled by ship from Canada to England to get to the London Olympics in 1948.

Here are more photos reflecting the on-board ship life of these young Canadian athletes.

Dad (left) is looking very happy to be Olympic-bound

Boxers:   Armand Savoie (Men's Featherweight)

              Cliff Blackburn (Men's Welterweight)

              Adam Faul (Men's Heavyweight) 

              Ed Haddad (Men's Lightweight)

This photo does not have a caption written on the back.

Adam Faul, Boxer

Gord Grayston, Haddad's Trainer

on ship.

Barbara and Shirley on Aquitania

Jack Keenan  (Men's Middleweight Boxer)

Armand Savoie (Men's Featherweight Boxer)

Fern Payette - Wrestler

on ship

Barbara McCullay on ship

I found this on a negative strip - photos of the Aquitania in Halifax prior to the Canadian Olympic Team's departure.