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Dawn Fraser

Athlete

Dawn Fraser's Historical Timeline

  1. Dawn Fraser is born

    Dawn Fraser is born

  2. Legendary Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a world record of 1:02.0 to win the women's 100m freestyle at the Melbourn

    Legendary Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a world record of 1:02.0 to win the women's 100m freestyle at the Melbourne Olympics, the first of Fraser's three consecutive gold medals in the event

  3. Australian women's 4 × 100m freestyle relay team of Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, Sandra Morgan and Lorraine Crapp swim worl

    Australian women's 4 × 100m freestyle relay team of Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, Sandra Morgan and Lorraine Crapp swim world record 4:17.1 and beat powerful US team to win the gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics

  4. Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser wins the women's 100 m freestyle gold medal at the Rome Olympics, retaining the title won

    Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser wins the women's 100 m freestyle gold medal at the Rome Olympics, retaining the title won in Melbourne 1956, and will win an unprecedented third consecutive 100 m gold in Tokyo 1964

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Dawn Fraser born?
Dawn Fraser was born on 1938-09-04.
What historical events involved Dawn Fraser?
Dawn Fraser was involved in 4 recorded historical events, including Dawn Fraser is born, Legendary Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets a world record of 1:02.0 to win the women's 100m freestyle at the Melbourn, Australian women's 4 × 100m freestyle relay team of Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, Sandra Morgan and Lorraine Crapp swim worl.

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