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Whitby Free Press, 24 Aug 1983, p. 1     A local swimmer has learned if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, but had to go all the way to Caracas, Venezuela to make this discovery. Anne Ottenbrite conquered adversity over her unique swimming style

Whitby Free Press, 18 Aug 1982     One day, she hopes, she'll be the best in the world. For Whitby's Anne Ottenbrite that may not be a difficult goal to achieve. As a member of the Canadian national swim team, the shy, quiet 16-year-o

Whitby Free Press, 3 Aug 1983, p. 1     Local swimmer Anne Ottenbrite smashed a pair of Canadian and Commonwealth records at the Canadian swimming championships in Montreal last week. Ottenbrite 17, first took to the pool Thursday night (J

Whitby Free Press, 6 Oct 1982, p. 8     Whitby's gold medal winner Anne Ottenbrite will receive a warm welcome when she returns from the Commonwealth Games on October 11. Ottenbrite, who won the 200 - metre breast stroke event in Brisbane,

Whitby Free Press, 7 Aug 1985, p. 16     There is absolutely no truth to the report that Anne Ottenbrite is considering retiring from swimming. Whitby's star swimmer and Olympic gold champion said of the wire report by Canadian Press: "I wa

Whitby Free Press, 17 Apr 1985     Toronto - Olympic gold medalist Anne Ottenbrite was among the 27 Whitby area athletes who were honored by the provincial government at the Ontario Sport Awards Dinner held last Friday (April 12). Tou

Whitby Free Press, 4 Nov 1992, p. 20     Anne Ottenbrite, formerly of Whitby, was one of five Canadian Olympic gold medal swimmers recently inducted into the Canadian Aquatic Hall of Fame. Ottenbrite won a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles

Whitby Free Press, 12 Sep 1984, p. 1     The following letter was read at Monday night's (Sept. 10) Whitby Town Council by Coun. Marcel Brunelle, chairman of the parks and recreation department: "Dear Mr. Attersley, Town Council and Citizen

Whitby Free Press, 10 Jul 1985, p. 24     Whitby's Anne Ottenbrite is scheduled to compete in her first Major Canadian swim meet since last summer's Olympic Games when she takes part in the Esso Cup 1985 Summer National Championships in Mont

Whitby Free Press, 22 Aug 1984, p. 1     The biggest parade Whitby has ever staged will march through town this Saturday (Aug. 25) at 1 p.m. in honor of Anne Ottenbrite-"Whitby's Golden Girl." According to Whitby Fire Chief Ed Crouch - who

Whitby Free Press, 22 Aug 1984     Becoming an Olympic Champion doesn't happen overnight. For Anne Ottenbrite the climb to the gold began three years ago at the Canadian National Summer Championships when she took fifth place in both

Whitby Free Press, 15 Aug 1984, p. 1     Whitby went wild for a few hours Monday afternoon (Aug. 13) to welcome home its "Golden Girl," Anne Ottenbrite. Yet the festivities that occurred Monday are only a preview to the event that will be h

Whitby Free Press, 29 Aug 1984, p. 1     It was a day for heroes. Over 25,000 people lined the streets of Whitby Saturday afternoon (Aug. 25) to cheer Whitby's Golden Girl - Anne Ottenbrite - the first Canadian woman ever to win an Olympic

Whitby Free Press, 31 Dec 1984     Whitby's own Anne Ottenbrite will be inducted into the Order of Canada at ceremonies to be held on Apr. 10, by Governor-General Jeanne Sauve. Ottenbrite, 18 of Lyndeview Dr. will be made a Member of

Whitby Free Press, 20 Oct 1982, p. 1     The excitement of a gold medal, a 17 - hour plane trip and more than 300 cheering home - town fans combined to make Anne Ottenbrite's homecoming an emotional one. "I am as proud to have this (gold ch

Whitby Free Press, 5 Sep 1984, p. 9     Toronto - The Province of Ontario public tribute to its Summer Olympics Athletes September 13, will be held in conjunction with the official opening of "a celebration of Amateur Sport in Ontario" per

Whitby Free Press, 11 May 1983, p. 14     Anne Ottenbrite, a Whitby girl, appeared destined for a gold medal in the two-metre breaststroke event in an international swim meet in Leeds, England, this past Sunday (May 8) but her first place fi

Whitby Free Press, 15 Aug 1984     The most loved person in the Town of Whitby today is Anne Ottentbrite. With those three gleaming Olympic medals, she has given this community a sense of pride that it has rarely felt before. While Wh

Whitby Free Press, 28 Oct 1987, p. 24     Whitby's Lori Strong, with some help from a unique move in the world gymnastics, finished 15th in the world gymnastics championships on the weekend at Rotterdam. Strong, 15, completed an aerial twist

Whitby Free Press, 18 May 1988, p. 18     Despite one ear infection and sore ankle, Lori Strong, Whitby Olympic hopeful, returned from recent competition in China with gold and bronze medals. While in China Strong suffered from an inner ear