Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,523,253,083 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Fraser, Dawn
(redirected from Dawn Fraser)

   Also found in: Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.24 sec.

Fraser, Dawn

(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.



?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
No references found
 
There is no one in Australia at the moment even close in popularity to Cathy Freeman, not Prime Minster John Howard, not Mel Gibson, not Paul Hogan, not Elle McPherson, not Kate Blanchette, not even Ian Thorpe or Dawn Fraser.
92618 Contact Information: Broadband Interactive Group Bluetorch Media Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser 949/579-1200 949/579-1222 dfraser@broadbandinteractivegroup.
Thursday night she added a 200-meter backstroke title to those she won in Seoul and Barcelona, becoming the first swimmer since Australia's Dawn Fraser (the 100 freestyle in 1956, '60 and '64) to win three straight gold medals in one event.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.