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Sarah Frances "Fanny" Durack (27 October 1889 – 20 March 1956), also known by her married name Fanny Gately, was an Australian competition swimmer. From 1910 until 1918 she was the world's greatest female swimmer across all distances from freestyle sprints to the mile marathon.
Jul 12, 2019 · Durack led from start to finish, and made history by becoming the first ever female Olympic champion in swimming, and the first Australian woman to win gold at the Games. She claimed victory in a time of 1:22.1, finishing more than three seconds ahead of Wylie (1:25.4).
Sarah (Fanny) Durack (1889-1956), swimmer, was born on 27 October 1889 at Elizabeth Street, Sydney, third daughter and sixth child of Irish parents Thomas Durack, publican, a relation of Patrick Durack, and his wife Mary, née Mason.
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On July 12, 1912, Fanny Durack became the first Australian female to win an Olympic Gold Medal for swimming. From 1910-1918 she was considered the world’s greatest female...
Fanny Durack was Australia's first female Olympic medallist, winning gold in the 100m freestyle at the 1912 Stockholm Games. Sydney born, she broke 11 records between 1912 and 1918. She held the 110yds freestyle record from 1912 to 1921, the 100m freestyle record from 1912 to 1923; the 220yds freestyle record from 1915 to 1921….
Nov 13, 2018 · Abroad. Fanny Durack, the Irish-Australian who won the first women’s Olympic swimming medal. Durack caused scandal by rejecting the modest woollen swimsuit for a close-fitting one. In 1912-18,...
Mar 20, 2021 · Sarah 'Fanny' Durack was an Irish-Australian swimmer - the first woman to win an Olympic swimming medal. Born to Irish emigrant parents in Australia, Fanny Durack was lucky that she was not born in Ireland.
