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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

Dejected, coach Art Dufresne stands in a boat after Angela Kondrak was pulled out of the lake just over a mile from shore

Date8/19/1974
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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
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
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
6/9/1975
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
7/13/1975
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
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
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
8/19/1974
Defeated Angela Kondrak is rushed to hospital after being pulled from Lake Ontario
Defeated Angela Kondrak is rushed to hospital after being pulled from Lake Ontario
8/19/1974
Art Dufresne. Dejected coach
Art Dufresne. Dejected coach
8/18/1974
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
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
8/22/1976
Back on shore, swimmer Angela Kondrak enjoys some candy
Back on shore, swimmer Angela Kondrak enjoys some candy
8/7/1974
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
8/23/1976