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Australia Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games

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Host City: Melbourne, Australia
Date Started: November 29, 1956
Date Finished: December 7, 1956

Events for Australia: 13
Participants for Australia: 26 (14 men and 12 women)
Youngest Participant for Australia: Sandra Morgan (14 years, 182 days)
Oldest Participant for Australia: John Marshall (26 years, 303 days)
Most Medals for Australia (Athlete): 3 athletes with 3 medals

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Men's 100 metres Freestyle

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Jon Henricks 21 Men's 100 metres Freestyle 1 Gold
John Devitt 19 Men's 100 metres Freestyle 2 Silver
Gary Chapman 19 Men's 100 metres Freestyle 3 Bronze

Men's 400 metres Freestyle

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Murray Rose 17 Men's 400 metres Freestyle 1 Gold
Kevin O'Halloran 19 Men's 400 metres Freestyle 4
Gary Winram 20 Men's 400 metres Freestyle 6

Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Murray Rose 17 Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle 1 Gold
Murray Garretty Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle 4
Gary Winram 20 Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle 8

Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Kevin O'Halloran 19 Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold
John Devitt 19 Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold
Murray Rose 17 Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold
Jon Henricks 21 Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold
Gary Chapman 19 Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold
Graham Hamilton Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold
Murray Garretty Men's 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold

Men's 100 metres Backstroke

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
David Theile 18 Men's 100 metres Backstroke 1 Gold
John Monckton 18 Men's 100 metres Backstroke 2 Silver
John Hayres Men's 100 metres Backstroke 5

Men's 200 metres Breaststroke

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Terry Gathercole 20 Men's 200 metres Breaststroke 4

Men's 200 metres Butterfly

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
John Marshall 26 Men's 200 metres Butterfly 5
Brian Wilkinson 18 Men's 200 metres Butterfly 7

Women's 100 metres Freestyle

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Dawn Fraser 19 Women's 100 metres Freestyle 1 Gold
Lorraine Crapp 18 Women's 100 metres Freestyle 2 Silver
Faith Leech 15 Women's 100 metres Freestyle 3 Bronze

Women's 400 metres Freestyle

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Lorraine Crapp 18 Women's 400 metres Freestyle 1 Gold
Dawn Fraser 19 Women's 400 metres Freestyle 2 Silver
Sandra Morgan 14 Women's 400 metres Freestyle 6

Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Dawn Fraser 19 Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold
Faith Leech 15 Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold
Sandra Morgan 14 Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold
Lorraine Crapp 18 Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold
Margaret Gibson 18 Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold
Elizabeth Fraser 15 Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay 1 Gold

Women's 100 metres Backstroke

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Gerganiya Beckitt 15 Women's 100 metres Backstroke 8
Patricia Huntingford 16 Women's 100 metres Backstroke 5 h3 r1/2
Pam Singleton Women's 100 metres Backstroke 6 h1 r1/2

Women's 200 metres Breaststroke

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Barbara Evans Women's 200 metres Breaststroke 7 h2 r1/2

Women's 100 metres Butterfly

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Beverly Bainbridge 16 Women's 100 metres Butterfly 5
Maureen Giles 18 Women's 100 metres Butterfly 5 h1 r1/2

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