Mrs. Stephen Ayton
Toronto Daily Star, June 30 1931
A search for Miss Chrystothemis Papaynides turned up absolutely nothing. But this is because a search for Mrs. Stephen Ayton revealed that her surname was actually Papagiannides. She seems to have normally been known as Chryssa.
The search didn't reveal whether she was successful at marathon swimming. I found a Find a Grave entry for her, which showed that she passed away in 1992 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. She outlived her husband by nearly two decades.
I also found that the Aytons had left a legacy: a scholarship that is awarded annually through the All Saints Greek Orthodox Church on Bayview Avenue. It was still being awarded as of 2020.
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