Dawn Fraser

    • Born: September 4, 1937
    • Birthplace: Balmain, New South Wales
    • First woman to swim the 100-meter freestyle in under a minute
    • Served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1991
    • Appeared on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars in 2005
    • Gold medals in the 100m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle relay in 1956
    • Silver medal in the 400m freestyle in 1956
    • Gold medal in the 100m freestyle in 1960
    • Silver medals in the 4x100m freestyle relay and 4x100m medley relay in 1960
    • Gold medal in the 100m freestyle in 1964
    • Silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay in 1964
  • Dawn Fraser is an Australian swimmer who won eight Olympic medals between 1956 and 1964.

    In August of 2009, the 71-year-old Fraser successfully fought off a would be intruder at her home in Melbourne. Fraser was not injured in the incident.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/31/AR2009083101073.html

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