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Featured Article: Fraser, Dawn

Fraser, Dawn (1937-...), an Australian swimmer, won three successive gold medals in the women's 100-meter freestyle race at the Olympic Games. See more »

Beaurepaire, Sir Frank

Beaurepaire, Sir Frank (1891-1956), was an Australian swimmer, industrialist, and philanthropist.

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Carlile, Forbes

Carlile, Forbes (1921-...), an Australian swimming coach, trained nine swimmers who held world records.

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Charlton, Boy

Charlton, Boy (1907-1975), was an outstanding Australian swimmer during the 1920's.

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Crapp, Lorraine

Crapp, Lorraine (1938-...), an Australian swimmer, was one of the dominant women swimmers of the 1950's.

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Diving

Diving is an exciting water sport that involves plunging head first or feet first from various heights into the water.

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Diving, Underwater

Diving, Underwater, is the way people reach the strange and beautiful world beneath the surface of oceans, lakes, and rivers.

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Ederle, Gertrude Caroline

Ederle, AY duhr lee, Gertrude Caroline (1906-2003), a famous American swimmer, became the first woman to swim the English Channel.

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Fraser, Dawn

Fraser, Dawn (1937-...), an Australian swimmer, won three successive gold medals in the women's 100-meter freestyle race at the Olympic Games.

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Gould, Shane

Gould, Shane (1956-...), an Australian swimmer, broke every women's world freestyle record in 1971 and 1972.

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Hackett, Grant

Hackett, Grant (1980-...), is one of Australia's most versatile swimmers.

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Henricks, Jon

Henricks, Jon (1935-...), an Australian swimmer, won the 100-meter freestyle event in record time at the Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956, the first Australian to win that event.

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Klim, Michael

Klim, Michael (1977-...), is a record-breaking Australian swimmer.

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Konrads

Konrads is the family name of two Australian swimming champions, brother and sister.

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O'Neill, Susie

O'Neill, Susie (1973-...), is an Australian swimmer who has won more gold medals than any other Australian swimmer.

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Perkins, Kieren

Perkins, Kieren (1973-...), is a record-breaking Australian swimmer who has established numerous world records.

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Rose, Murray

Rose, Murray (1939-...), an Australian free-style swimmer, was the youngest athlete to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games.

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Sieben, Jon

Sieben, Jon (1966-...), an Australian swimmer, won a gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly event at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984.

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Skin diving

Skin diving is the act of going underwater while holding the breath or while breathing compressed air from tanks.

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Spitz, Mark

Spitz, Mark (1950-...), ranks among the greatest swimmers of all time.

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Swimming pool

Swimming pool is a large tank used for swimming and diving.

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