Dawn Fraser
 Dawn Fraser in May 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Dawny" |
| National team |  Australia |
| Born | 4 September 1937 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Balmain | |
| In office 19 March 1988 – 25 May 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Crawford |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly |
Medal record | |
Dawn Fraser AC MBE (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer, eight-time olympic medalist, a 15-year world record holder in the 100-meter freestyle, and former politician. Controversial, yet the winner of countless honors, 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]
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