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Nine gold medals she won last weekend at swim meet in London are worn by 10-year-old Jill Horstead of Etobicoke - she also a win a silver. This week: (...)
Nine gold medals she won last weekend at swim meet in London are worn by 10-year-old Jill Horstead of Etobicoke - she also a win a silver. This week: (...)

Nine gold medals she won last weekend at swim meet in London are worn by 10-year-old Jill Horstead of Etobicoke - she also a win a silver. This week: (...)

Date7/26/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Nine gold medals she won last weekend at swim meet in London are worn by 10-year-old Jill Horstead of Etobicoke - she also a win a silver. This week: she was named top speed swimmer in Ontario for girls 10 and under. Jill has won 43 medals and dozens of ribbons in her three-year career: but says she doesn't like to brag.
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Silver smile. Nancy Garapick proudly displayed her two Pan Am Games silver medals, one in 200-metre medley and other in 4x100-metre medley relay
Silver smile. Nancy Garapick proudly displayed her two Pan Am Games silver medals, one in 200-metre medley and other in 4x100-metre medley relay
7/2/1979
Nine swim golds for Nancy Garapick at Canada Cup in Montreal
Nine swim golds for Nancy Garapick at Canada Cup in Montreal
12/4/1977
All smiles: The marathoner, who estimated she lost about 40 pounds during her record-setting swim, gets ready to replenish some of that loss with welcoming champagne
All smiles: The marathoner, who estimated she lost about 40 pounds during her record-setting swim, gets ready to replenish some of that loss with welcoming champagne
8/7/1987
Allison Higson was the dominant athlete at the Canadian national swim championships in Montreal last week
Allison Higson was the dominant athlete at the Canadian national swim championships in Montreal last week
6/2/1988
Allison Higson was the dominant athlete at the Canadian national swim championships in Montreal last week
Allison Higson was the dominant athlete at the Canadian national swim championships in Montreal last week
6/5/1988
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.
8/19/1974
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
8/19/1974
Swimmer Vicki Keith emerges from Lake Ontario yesterday to a hug from 13-year-old Jeremy Ein, the Variety Club poster child. Keith was happy she compl(...)
Swimmer Vicki Keith emerges from Lake Ontario yesterday to a hug from 13-year-old Jeremy Ein, the Variety Club poster child. Keith was happy she compl(...)
9/4/1989
Winner of the $5,000 first prize in the first post-war renewal of the Canadian National Exhibition marathon swim, Ben Gazel, 36-year-old R.C.A.F. vete(...)
Winner of the $5,000 first prize in the first post-war renewal of the Canadian National Exhibition marathon swim, Ben Gazel, 36-year-old R.C.A.F. vete(...)
8/30/1947
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
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
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
8/19/1974