Dawn Fraser was born on the 4th of September 1937. Dawn grew up in Balmain, Sydney with her parents and her 7 siblings. In 1954, the Melbourne Olympics at the age of 19 years old Dawn Fraser swam in her first Olympics and from there dawn recalls to make an Olympic career. Dawn won gold in all Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1956). Dawn Fraser makes a good person to write about because she have accomplished so much in her life time and is a well-known Australian. Dawn Fraser is an amazing person and inspires a lot of people all over the world. Dawn Fraser was born on the 4th of September 1937. She grew up in Balmain, New South Wales with her parents and her 7 siblings, Dawn Fraser the youngest of them. Her family was a poor working class family. Dawn Fraser was a very athletic and confident person. She always loved swimming from a young age but it was only in her mid-teens when she started professional training. When dawn was only 14 years old her coach, Harry Gallagher saw potential in Dawn. He took dawn under his wings and began coaching dawn to help her gain skills and confidence required to participate in competitive events. …show more content…
She competed in the 100 meter freestyle winning gold. Also competing in the 400 metre freestyle. Her amazing performance at the Melbourne Olympics made her a national role model for the younger people in her hometown and gained her a lot of international fame. This accomplishment was the beginning of a very high successful sporting career. She would hold the 100 metre record for 15 years from December 1956 to January