Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

SPORTS RIBBONS & BADGES

Date Range From

1965

Date Range To

1971

Materials

TIN, RIBBON, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

37

Description

.1 5.5 CM X 21 CM. TIN, RIBBON, PLASTIC. 3 PCES. WHITE, GREEN, BEIGE. "C.A.S.A. MEET MANAGER STAN SIWIK RED DEER ALBERTA 1965 MEET MANAGER/OFFICIAL 49TH NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS". .2 5.5 CM X 23 CM TIN, RIBBON, PLASTIC. 3 PCES. WHITE, RED, GREEN. "C.A.S.A. 50TH NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS & BRITISH EMPIRE TRIALS HAMILTON ONT. DELEGATE/OFFICIAL MCMASTER UNIVERSITY JULY 7-16, 1966". .3 5.5 CM X 22 CM. TIN, RIBBON, PLASTIC. 3 PCES. WHITE, GREEN, RED. "C.A.S.A. PAN-AM TRIALS MR. S. SIWIK ALBERTA PAN-AM POOL WINNIPEG 1967 C.A.S.A. NATIONAL SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS & PAN AM TRIALS WINNIPEG 1967 OFFICIAL/DELEGATE". .4 5.5 CM X 20 CM. TIN, RIBBON, PLASTIC. 3 PCES. WHITE, GREEN, RED. "CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP C.A.S.A. STANS SIWIK WINNIPEG 1968 OLYMPIC TRIALS CANADIAN NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP AND OLYMPIC TRIALS. PAN-AM POOL WINNIPEG 1968 OFFICIAL/DELEGATE". .5 5.5 CM X 22.2 CM. TIN, RIBBON, PLASTIC. 3 PCES. WHITE, RED, PURPLE. "CANADIAN NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS POINTE CLAIRE 1969 S. SIWIK PCAC CASA CANADIAN NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS OFFICIAL /DELEGATE PCAC POINTE CLAIRE 1969". .6 5 CM X 17 CM. RIBBON, BRASS. 1 PCE. PURPLE. "C.A.S.A. CANADIAN INDOOR WINTER NATIONALS & COMMONWEALTH GAMES TRIALS PAN-AM POOL WINNIPEG 1970 COMPETITOR". RIBBON ONLY WITH BRASS SAFETY PIN & GROMMET. .7 5.8 CM X 20 CM. RIBBON, PAPER, PLASTIC. 2 PCES. RED, WHITE. "STAN SIWIK. CASA PAN-AMERICAN GAMES TRIAL APRIL-1971 OFFICIAL". .8 7.2 CM X 10 CM TIN, RIBBON. 2 PCES. RED, WHITE. "C.A.S.A. CHAMPIONSHIP EDMONTON 1971" "COACH" ELLIPTICAL BADGE, SHORT SINGLE RIBBON. .9 3.8 CM X 10.2 CM. ALUMINUM, PLASTIC. 2 PCES. GOLD, PINK, BLACK. RECTANGULAR BADGE DOVE FLYING ABOVE OLYMPIC RINGS "MEXICO JUEZ" STYLIZED WAVE PATTERN WITH HAND/ARM IN CHARACTERISTIC SWIM STROKE. ADHESIVE HAS LET GO AND SPREAD OVER PLASTIC TAB & FACE. .10 3.2 CM X 11.8 CM. ENAMELLED ALUMINUM, RIBBON. 3 PCES. YELLOW, BRONZE. RECTANGULAR ENAMELLED BADGE, PROBABLY ALUMINUM WITH BAR AND RIBBON. "CAMPEONATOS EUROPA NATACION BARCELONA 1970 BAR "AUTORIDAD" YELLOW RIBBON. .11 2.9 CM X 4.5 CM. BRASS? 1 PCE. GOLD. MEDALLION WITH BAR ABOVE. "STAN SIWIK CANADIAN-AMATEUR-SWIMMING-ASSOCIATION. ALBERTA SECTION". ALBERTA CREST BELOW OUTLINE OF SWIMMERS HEAD & ARM. .12 2.4 CM X 3 CM. BRASS? 1 PCE. WHITE, RED. BADGE ILLUSTRATES FIGURE IN START POSITION BELOW OLYMPIC RINGS. TWO MAPLE LEAFS AND "CANADA" BELOW FIGURE. .13. 3.5 CM X 8 CM. BRASS, TIN, COPPER, RIBBON. 1 PCE. RED, WHITE, BLUE, GOLD. MEDALLION SHOWS TWO SWIMMERS IN STYLIZED WATER. SWIMMERS FACING FORWARD IN CLASSIC STROKE POSITION. CREST BELOW WITH "AAU AGE GROUP" RIBBON OVER MEDALLION RED, WHITE, BLUE BARS. .14. 1.3 CM X 1.8 CM. ENAMELLED METAL. 1 PCE. BLUE, GOLD. "CAMPEONATOS EUROPA NATACION BARCELONA 1970". .15 1.1 CM X 1.5 CM. ALUMINUM. 1 PCE. RED, WHITE "CANADA" SWIMMER ON RED MAPLE LEAF. .16 3.2 CM X 3.2 CM. BRASS. 1 PCE. BADGE WITH CREST, POSSIBLY DECAL WITH RESIN COAT OVER FOR PROTECTION. "1871 INVERCARGILL 1971 MUNICIPAL CENTENNIAL CREST TWO BIRDS, CROWN, SHIP, WHEAT SHEAFS ETC. .17 2.6 CM X 2.8 CM. BRASS, ENAMEL. 1 PCE. GREEN, WHITE, GOLD. BADGE WITH SWIMMER IN CLASSIC STROKE "MASTERTON SWIMMING CLUB REPRESENTATIVE". .18 7.6 CM X 21.1 CM. PLASTIC, PAPER, RIBBON. 4 PCES. WHITE, ORANGE. PLASTIC STETSON HAT "CALGARY" ON CROWN, TWO RIBBONS, AND NAME TAG "STAN SIWIK CASA (ALBERTA SECTION) ENJOYING CALGARY...THE LIVING WEST". .19 4.8 CM X 8.8 CM. BRONZE, COPPER, TIN, RIBBON. 1 PCE. CASA LOGO "NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS EDMONTON 1971". RIBBON RED, WHITE, BLUE. BARS REVERSE "100M BA 8TH". .20 4.6 CM X 21 CM BRASS 1 PCE. GOLD, PURPLE. MEDALLION DISPLAYS SWIMMER BELOW A BEAVER AND ROW OF STARS "CANADIAN ASSOCIATION AMATEUR SWIMMING". .21 2.8 CM X 3.5 CM. BRASS. 1 PCE. MEDAL WITH LAURAL LEAVES AND SWIMMER (HEAD & ARM) IN WATER "CANADIAN AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION ALBERTA SECTION 1958" ALBERTA COAT OF ARMS. REVERSE "PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY"(NO NAME). .22 SAME AS .21 EXCEPT REVERSE "WON BY D. DEGNER 220 BREAST 1958". .23 SAME AS .21 EXCEPT NO DATE. .24 3.1 CM X 3.9 CM. BRONZE? 1 PCE. MEDAL DEPICTS TWO SWIMMERS IN WATER (HEAD & ARM) WITH FENCE IN BACKGROUND. NO IDENTIFICATION. NO DATE. .25 2.5 CM X 3.0 CM. SILVER. 1 PCE. MEDAL DEPICTS TWO SWIMMERS IN WATER (HEAD & ARM) BORDERED BY SCROLL & LAURAL LEAVES. REVERSE "2ND SENIOR MEN'S RELAY" NO NAME. NO DATE. .26 SAME AS .25 EXCEPT "2ND SENIOR WOMEN RELAY"

Subjects

PERSONAL SYMBOL

Historical Association

SPORTS

History

STAN SIWIK WAS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO LOCAL, NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SWIM COMPETITION. DONOR IS STAN SIWIK'S WIDOW. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING ONE ASSOCIATED WITH STAN SIWIK. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHY OF SIWIK WAS DEVELOPED WITH INFORMATION FROM THE GALT ARCHIVES AND HIS LETHBRIDGE HERALD OBITUARY. STANLEY SLAWOMIR SIWIK WAS BORN ON APRIL 4, 1917 IN WARSAW, POLAND. HE BEGAN SWIMMING COMPETITIVELY AT AGE 12, AND REPRESENTED POLAND IN SWIMMING AT THE 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS. SIWIK ATTENDED WARSAW POLITECHNIC IN THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE UNTIL THE SCHOOL WAS CLOSED BY THE GERMAN OCCUPATIONAL AUTHORITY IN 1939. IN THE FALL OF THAT YEAR HE JOINED THE POLISH UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE AND WAS ARRESTED BY THE GESTAPO IN FEBRUARY, 1940. FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS SIWIK WAS HELD PRISONER IN THE SACHSEHAUSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP. HE IMMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1948 AND SETTLED IN LETHBRIDGE, WHERE HE WORKED FOR THE PRAIRIE FARM REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION. SIWIK ESTABLISHED THE LETHBRIDGE AMATEUR SWIM CLUB IN 1950, WHICH HE COACHED FOR 25 YEARS. HE ALSO COACHED THE ALBERTA SWIM TEAM AND THE CANADIAN SWIM TEAM, AND WAS A JUDGE AT THE 1968 AND 1972 OLYMPIC GAMES, THE 1967 PAN-AMERICAN GAMES, AND THE 1970 EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS. SIWIK WAS NAMED TO THE ALBERTA SPORTS HALL OF FAME IN 1962 AND THE LETHBRIDGE SPORTS HALL OF FAME IN 1985. STAN SIWIK PASSED AWAY ON AUGUST 25, 1985. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19920060000 FOR HARDCOPY OF SIWIK'S OBITUARY.

Catalogue Number

P19860109000

Acquisition Date

1986-03

Collection

Museum

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