Dawn

Dawn Fraser

By teganmaree

  • Dawn Fraser Born

  • 1956 Summer Olympics

    100m Freestyle Gold (World Record)
    400m Freestyle Silver
    4x100m Freestyle Gold (World Record

  • 1960 Summer Olympics

    100m Freestyle Gold (Olympic Record)
    4x100m Freestyle Relay (Silver)
    4x100m Medley Relay (Silver)

  • First woman to swim 100 metres freestyle in less than one minute

  • Named Australian of the Year

  • 1964 Summer Olympics

    100m Freestyle Gold (Olympic Record)
    4x100m Freestyle Relay (Silver)

  • Made a Member of the Order of the British Empire

  • Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Balmain

  • Voted the person who best symbolizes Australia

  • Named one of Australia's National Living Treasures

  • Torch bearer at the Opening of the 2000 Summer Olympics