Jan Andrew

Janice ("Jan") Andrew (born November 25 1943), known after marriage as Janice Thornett, was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1950s, who won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly and a silver medal in the 4 &ntimes; m medley relay at the 1960 Rome Olympics. However, she was unfortunately best known for a violent dispute with Dawn Fraser at a team meeting during the Rome Olympics.

Arriving in Rome, Andrew had been regarded as a medal contender in the 100 m butterfly. However she was in the spotlight when during a team meeting, officials had ordered Fraser to swim the butterfly leg in the 4 × 100 m medley relay preliminaries in her place, as she was ordered to rest ahead of her individual event later that night. Fraser refused, hitting Andrew with a pillow. It was only when Alva Colquhuon volunteered that the dispute was resolved. In the 100 m event that night, Andrew claimed bronze behind Carolyn Schuler of the United States and Marianne Heemskerk of the Netherlands. She later combined with Fraser, Rosemary Lassig and Marilyn Wilson to register a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, trailing the Americans home by 5 s.

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