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12 July - 1912 - Queen Of Swimmers
REPEAT: At the Stockholm Olympics in 1912, champion swimmer Fanny Durack became the first Australian woman to win a gold medal. But Fanny nearly didn't get there because her very presence at the games had been staunchly...
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12 July - 1912 - Queen Of Swimmers is an episode from Australia On This Day. REPEAT: At the Stockholm Olympics in 1912, champion swimmer Fanny Durack became the first Australian woman to win a gold medal. But Fanny nearly didn't get there b...
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Published Jul 11, 2021, 13:25 long, audio available.
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REPEAT: At the Stockholm Olympics in 1912, champion swimmer Fanny Durack became the first Australian woman to win a gold medal. But Fanny nearly didn't get there because her very presence at the games had been staunchly opposed by an influential Sydney feminist and by powerful Australian swimming and Olympic bigwigs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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