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Fanny Durack
Australian swimmer (1889–1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sarah Frances "Fanny" Durack (27 October 1889 – 20 March 1956), also known by her married name Fanny Gately, was an Australian competition swimmer.[1] From 1910 until 1918 she was the world's greatest female swimmer across all distances from freestyle sprints to the mile marathon.[2]
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Full name | Sarah Frances Durack | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1889-10-27)27 October 1889 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||
Died | 20 March 1956(1956-03-20) (aged 66) Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke, freestyle | ||||||||||||||
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