“I can remember crawling through the window where he was in the hospital... He said, 'You have a gift... keep training for me.' I s'pose those were the last words he ever spoke to me.”
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Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser, born on September 4, 1937, is an Australian former swimmer who achieved great success in the 1950s and early 1960s. She is considered one of the greatest female swimmers of the 20th century, renowned for her exceptional achievements in short-distance freestyle events. She won multiple gold medals at the Olympics and also had significant success at the World Championships. more
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