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Angela Kondrak drinks as she swims. Slicing toward Toronto, she stopped for tea and honey.
Angela Kondrak drinks as she swims. Slicing toward Toronto, she stopped for tea and honey.

Angela Kondrak drinks as she swims. Slicing toward Toronto, she stopped for tea and honey.

Date8/19/1974
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0060382F
      Patrice Munsel swims every day and stays in shape with fun exercises because she says, You need so much stamina to go on stage every night. Here she works out in a gym in the afternoon
      Patrice Munsel swims every day and stays in shape with fun exercises because she says, You need so much stamina to go on stage every night. Here she works out in a gym in the afternoon
      Goode, Jeff
      6/9/1976
      The Toronto skyline was tantalizingly close when 14-year-old Angela Kondrak held a drinking cup and lifted one leg out of the water after a feed break in her unsuccessful attempt to swim Lake Ontario
      The Toronto skyline was tantalizingly close when 14-year-old Angela Kondrak held a drinking cup and lifted one leg out of the water after a feed break in her unsuccessful attempt to swim Lake Ontario
      Bezant, Graham
      8/19/1974
      Hilary Matte made of iron - She swims, bikes runs triathlon
      Hilary Matte made of iron - She swims, bikes runs triathlon
      Griffin, Doug
      9/12/1985
      Agnes Ketchum started swimming when she was 15, met her husband that way and now, at 81, swims half a mile three days a week - after doing her laundry(...)
      Agnes Ketchum started swimming when she was 15, met her husband that way and now, at 81, swims half a mile three days a week - after doing her laundry(...)
      Teskey, Frank
      4/21/1972
      Training to swim both Lake Ontario and the English Channel this year, Angela Kondrak, 15, confers with her coach, Art Dufresne, at Harrison Baths, near Queen and McCaul Sts
      Training to swim both Lake Ontario and the English Channel this year, Angela Kondrak, 15, confers with her coach, Art Dufresne, at Harrison Baths, near Queen and McCaul Sts
      Kondrak, Angela
      6/9/1975
      Greasing up for 32-mile swim across Lake Ontario, 14-year-old Angela Kondrak of the Borough of York is helped by her coach, Art Dufresne, last night at Youngstown, N
      Greasing up for 32-mile swim across Lake Ontario, 14-year-old Angela Kondrak of the Borough of York is helped by her coach, Art Dufresne, last night at Youngstown, N
      Kondrak, Angela
      8/19/1974
      Angela Kondrak, who had to be pulled out of the water after narrowly failing to swim Lake Ontario last summer, is resolved to make it in 1975
      Angela Kondrak, who had to be pulled out of the water after narrowly failing to swim Lake Ontario last summer, is resolved to make it in 1975
      Bezant, Graham
      8/19/1974
      Smiling, Angela Kondrak visited her coach, Art Dufresne, yesterday and talked of her unsuccessful attempt to swim Lake Ontario
      Smiling, Angela Kondrak visited her coach, Art Dufresne, yesterday and talked of her unsuccessful attempt to swim Lake Ontario
      Kondrak, Angela
      7/13/1975
      Showing concern, Cynthia Anigacz, a friend, and coach Art Dufresne (with whistle) watch from the escort boat as 14-year-old Angela Kondrak made her determined attempt to become the youngest person ever to swim Lake Ontario
      Showing concern, Cynthia Anigacz, a friend, and coach Art Dufresne (with whistle) watch from the escort boat as 14-year-old Angela Kondrak made her determined attempt to become the youngest person ever to swim Lake Ontario
      Kondrak, Angela
      8/19/1974
      Exhausted Angela Kondrak collapses after conquering Lake Ontario, watched by Barbara Loreno, 46, left, Oshawa grandmother who failed in her bid to swim the lake and Debbie Roach, who swam lake in relays with family
      Exhausted Angela Kondrak collapses after conquering Lake Ontario, watched by Barbara Loreno, 46, left, Oshawa grandmother who failed in her bid to swim the lake and Debbie Roach, who swam lake in relays with family
      Griffin, Doug
      8/22/1976
      The second teenager to tackle Lake Ontario in 72 hours, 14-year-old Angela Kondrak of the Borough of York is shown at daybreak in her bid to swim to the CNE
      The second teenager to tackle Lake Ontario in 72 hours, 14-year-old Angela Kondrak of the Borough of York is shown at daybreak in her bid to swim to the CNE
      Kondrak, Angela
      8/19/1974
      Angela Kondrak, who had to be pulled out of the water after narrowly failing to swim Lake Ontario last summer, is resolved to make it in 1975
      Angela Kondrak, who had to be pulled out of the water after narrowly failing to swim Lake Ontario last summer, is resolved to make it in 1975
      Bezant, Graham
      8/19/1974