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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

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

Date6/9/1975
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0060404F
      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
      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
      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
      Dejected, coach Art Dufresne stands in a boat after Angela Kondrak was pulled out of the lake just over a mile from shore
      Dejected, coach Art Dufresne stands in a boat after Angela Kondrak was pulled out of the lake just over a mile from shore
      Bezant, Graham
      8/19/1974
      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
      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
      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
      Baths, Harrison Baths (1908), Stephanie St
      Baths, Harrison Baths (1908), Stephanie St
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      5/23/1957
      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
      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
      Coach corps: Leafs' leader Mike Nykoluk confers at practice with new assistant, 28-year-old Doug McKay, who coached in Italy last season and will handle Toronto defensive system
      Coach corps: Leafs' leader Mike Nykoluk confers at practice with new assistant, 28-year-old Doug McKay, who coached in Italy last season and will handle Toronto defensive system
      Mahler, John
      10/2/1981
      Happy Angela Kondrak raises her arm in victory salute early today after swimming Lake Ontario on her third attempt in three years
      Happy Angela Kondrak raises her arm in victory salute early today after swimming Lake Ontario on her third attempt in three years
      Kondrak, Angela
      8/23/1976