Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser
AC MBE

Dawn Fraser in May 2012
Personal information
Nickname	"Dawny"
National team	Australia
Born	(1937-09-04) 4 September 1937 (age 87) Balmain, Sydney, 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 Women's swimming Representing Australia Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 100 m freestyle 1956 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle 1960 Rome 100 m freestyle 1964 Tokyo 100 m freestyle 1956 Melbourne 400 m freestyle 1960 Rome 4×100 m freestyle 1960 Rome 4×100 m medley 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff 110 yd freestyle 1958 Cardiff 4×110 yd freestyle 1962 Perth 110 yd freestyle 1962 Perth 440 yd freestyle 1962 Perth 4×110 yd freestyle 1962 Perth 4×110 yd medley 1958 Cardiff 440 yd freestyle

Dawn Fraser AC MBE (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer, eight-time olympic medallist, a 15-year world record holder in the 100-metre freestyle, and former politician. Controversial, yet the winner of countless honours, 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]