AOC Media Centre - Lorraine Thurlow

Swimming: Women's 400m Freestyle Melbourne 1956Lorraine Thurlow (Crapp) wins Gold in the women's 400 metres freestyle setting a new Olympic record. Dawn Fraser came second, winning the silver medal. Footage includes the race, Fraser and Thurlow celebrating in the water post race and the pair on the podium receving their medals. Copyright IOC.

Swimming: Women's 100m Freestyle Melbourne 1956Australia 1, 2, 3. Dawn Fraser wins Gold in Olympic and World Record time. Her team mates Lorriane Thurlow (Crapp) wins silver and fifteen year old Faith Leech wins the bronze medal. Footage shows Dawn Fraser collecting her Gold medal. Copyright IOC.

Swimming: Womens 4x100 Metres Freestyle RelayAustralia wins the 4x100 metres freestyle relay in Olympic and World Record time. Elizabeth Fraser and Margaret Messenger competed in the qualifying rounds and the team of Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, Sandra Morgan and Lorriane Thurlow (Crapp) competed in the final. The Australian team are shown celebrating in the pool after the race. Copyright IOC.