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Fanny Durack Fanny Durack i(9161387 works by)
Gender: Female
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Fanny Durack won the right to swim for Australia at the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden in 1912. She won a gold medal and broke world records. Her Olympic success changed attitudes towards women and paved the way for other women athletes.

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