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Fraser, Dawn (sh)




born Sept. 4, 1937, Balmain, near Sydney, Austl.

Australian swimmer.

She broke the women's world record for the 100-m freestyle race nine successive times between 1956 and 1964 and became the first woman swimmer to win gold medals in three consecutive Olympic Games. Her 1964 100-m freestyle record of 58.9 seconds stood for eight years. She set world marks in freestyle swimming at six different distances.