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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 »
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Beaurepaire, Sir Frank
Beaurepaire, Sir Frank (1891-1956), was an Australian swimmer, industrialist, and philanthropist.
See more »Carlile, Forbes
Carlile, Forbes (1921-...), an Australian swimming coach, trained nine swimmers who held world records.
See more »Charlton, Boy
Charlton, Boy (1907-1975), was an outstanding Australian swimmer during the 1920's.
See more »Crapp, Lorraine
Crapp, Lorraine (1938-...), an Australian swimmer, was one of the dominant women swimmers of the 1950's.
See more »Diving
Diving is an exciting water sport that involves plunging head first or feet first from various heights into the water.
See more »Diving, Underwater
Diving, Underwater, is the way people reach the strange and beautiful world beneath the surface of oceans, lakes, and rivers.
See more »Ederle, Gertrude Caroline
Ederle, AY duhr lee, Gertrude Caroline (1906-2003), a famous American swimmer, became the first woman to swim the English Channel.
See more »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 »Gould, Shane
Gould, Shane (1956-...), an Australian swimmer, broke every women's world freestyle record in 1971 and 1972.
See more »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.
See more »Konrads
Konrads is the family name of two Australian swimming champions, brother and sister.
See more »O'Neill, Susie
O'Neill, Susie (1973-...), is an Australian swimmer who has won more gold medals than any other Australian swimmer.
See more »Perkins, Kieren
Perkins, Kieren (1973-...), is a record-breaking Australian swimmer who has established numerous world records.
See more »Rose, Murray
Rose, Murray (1939-...), an Australian free-style swimmer, was the youngest athlete to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games.
See more »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.
See more »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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