Dawn Fraser’s family shocked by question
As Dawn Fraser was undergoing emergency surgery after her horror fall, one question from medical staff stunned her daughter.
Swimming
Fraser’s goddaughter’s emotional gold
Days after her iconic godmother Dawn Fraser suffered a bad fall, an Aussie swim star has delivered gold for her country.
As she headed in for surgery Dawn said one thing to her daughter
Staring death in the face the same way she stared down her opponents when she was winning Olympic gold medals for Australia in the pool, Dawn Fraser’s fighting spirit has pulled her through life’s toughest battle.
Swimming stunned as oldest WR obliterated
Six world records have been broken on the opening day of the world swimming championships as a USA sprinter rewrote the history books.
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Aus legend drops truth bomb on swimmers
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Revealed: Aussie swimmers won gold, silver while battling Covid
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‘Inappropriate’ star kicked out of village
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Chalmers reveals his next move
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Game of Thrones actor wins gold medal
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‘Cop it on the chin’: Kaylee’s classy response to DQ drama
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Magnussen: We need to stop AFL, NRL taking our young swimmers
Australian men’s swimming has a talent problem. Dual Olympian James Magnussen asks how the recruiters from the AFL and NRL can be stopped on the latest episode of the Matty + The Missile podcast.
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