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Also Known As Andrew Charlton
Born August 12, 1907 • Sydney • Australia
Died December 11, 1975 (aged 68) • Sydney • Australia
Awards And Honors Olympic Games
Murray Rose
Murray Rose
Australian swimmer
Ross, Norman
Norman Ross
American swimmer
Henry Taylor
British swimmer
Shane Gould
Shane Gould
Australian athlete
Arne Borg
Swedish swimmer
Debbie Meyer
Debbie Meyer
American swimmer
Janet Evans
Janet Evans
American swimmer
Helene Madison
American athlete
Hodgson, George
George Hodgson
Canadian athlete
Vladimir Salnikov delivering a gold-medal-winning performance in the 1,500-metre swimming event at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
Vladimir Salnikov
Russian athlete
Trickett, Libby
Libby Trickett
Australian swimmer
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
American swimmer
Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
American swimmer
Inge de Bruijn after winning the 100-metre butterfly at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Inge de Bruijn
Dutch athlete
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer
Olympic gold-medal winner Ethelda Bleibtrey
Ethelda Bleibtrey
American athlete
Aileen Riggin, 1922.
Aileen Riggin
American swimmer and diver
Champion swimmer Kornelia Ender
Kornelia Ender
East German swimmer

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