Lorraine Crapp

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Lorraine Crapp, 1960

Lorraine Joyce Crapp AM , married Thurlow (born October 17, 1938 in Sydney ) is a former Australian swimmer .

At the Summer Olympics in Melbourne in 1956 , she was over 400 m freestyle and Olympic champion with the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. In the 100 m freestyle she had to admit defeat to her compatriot Dawn Fraser . In this close race, both swimmers stayed below the jointly held world record. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , she won the silver medal again with the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. After these games, she ended her career.

In 1972 she was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .

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SURNAME Crapp, Lorraine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Crapp, Lorraine Joyce (full name); Thurlow, Lorraine Joyce (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH October 17, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney , New South Wales , Australia