Fanny Durack

Sarah Frances " Fanny " Durack ( born October 27, 1889 in Sydney, † March 21, 1956 ibid ) was an Australian swimmer.

She was from 1910 to 1918 the world's best freestyle swimmer from short - to long distances and held the world record of 100 yards to 1 mile. Consequently, it was also the first female Olympic swimming champion at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 on the 100 m freestyle. In 1967, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the international swimming sport.

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