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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.
Dawn Fraser (born September 4, 1937, Balmain, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian swimmer, the first woman swimmer to win gold medals in three consecutive Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964).
Apr 18, 2021 · Aussie Olympic legend Dawn Fraser has opened up on the worst day of her life, revealing how she was behind the wheel when her mother was killed in a horrific car accident. The 83-year-old's life...
Jul 10, 2021 · Dawn Fraser is one. Back in 1964 she was setting records for her feats in the Tokyo Olympic pool and making headlines for her shenanigans away from the water. A nine-year-old Japanese boy watched it all on television, enthralled.
On 21 February 1956, 18-year-old Dawn Fraser broke Willy den Ouden's 20-year-old world record for the 100m freestyle. The Australian breaker. On 1 December of the same year, Fraser led an Australian medal sweep of the event at the Olympic Games in Melbourne, setting another world record in the process. She gained a second gold medal in leading ...
Dawn Fraser arrived in Tokyo for the 1964 Games as a three-time gold medal-winner on the verge of completing an extraordinary Olympic first. But she was also a lost 27-year-old dealing with severe pain and tragedy.
Dawn Fraser was one of the most iconic and most decorated athletes in Australia sport history while demonstrating the larrikin behaviour to match her ability at the same time. Her record in the pool included eight Olympic medals, six British Empire and Commonwealth gold medals and setting 23 individual world records and 12 as part of a team.
