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    • Dawn Fraser

    Australian swimmer and politician

    Dawn Fraser in May 2012

    Nickname"Dawny"
    National team Australia
    Born (1937-09-04) 4 September 1937 (age 87)
    Balmain, Sydney, Australia
    Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
    Weight67 kg (148 lb)
    In office
    19 March 1988 – 25 May 1991
    Preceded byPeter Crawford
    Succeeded byDistrict abolished
    SportSwimming
    StrokesFreestyle, butterfly

    Dawn FraserAC MBE (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer, eight-time olympic medallist, a 15-year world record holder in the 100-metre freestyle, and former politician.

    Controversial, yet the winner of countless honours, she has enjoyed national prominence and sparked national pride in Australia. She is one of only four swimmers to have won the same Olympic individual event three times – in her case the women's 100-metre freestyle.[1]

    Early life

    Fraser was bo