In Australia, where limber-limbed youngsters have a habit of cracking world records, swimming fans had guessed that some day a 15-year-old Latvian immigrant named Jon Konrads would be a champion. But no one knew much about his kid sister, 13-year-old Ilsa, except that she had never won a major race.
Last week when Jon entered the prestigious state championships at North Sydney, few noticed his leggy kid sister tagging along. Then Ilsa made a splash of her own. Swimming in the 440-yd. freestyle, she finished second by only .6 sec. to Australia's great Lorraine...
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