Ilsa Konrads interviewed by Neil Bennetts [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1203297
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Konrads, Ilsa, 1944-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Written permission required for research, personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
- Description:
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- 1980 Jan. 29
- 2 tape reels (ca. 114 min.) : mono. ; 5 in.
- Summary:
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Ilsa Konrads, Olympic swimmer, speaks about her Latvian family background; moving to Australia in 1949; learning to swim; training with Don Talbot; her success in competitive swimming from age 9; training regimen for herself and her brother John; winning 400 metres gold medal at 1958 Commonwealth Games; her world records; winning 4 x 100 metre relay at 1960 Olympics in Rome; working for the Daily Mirror and the effect upon her swimming; winning 400 metres silver medal in 1964; travel overseas, 1964-1968; her position as editor of Vogue Living; amateurism versus professionalism; political situation leading up to 1980 Olympics in Moscow; her attitude to swimming; effect of her fame; and her future.
- Notes:
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- Record in Paddington, New South Wales on 29 January 1980.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia ;
- Related Material:
- Additional interviews with Ilsa Konrads are available available in the National Library of Australia's Oral History and Folklore Collection at ORAL TRC 6918.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript available (typescript, 46 leaves)
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Bennetts, Neil, 1943-2011, interviewer
- Copyright:
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- Until 2050 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1980
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