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Olympic medal record Women's Swimming Competitor for Australia Silver 1960 Rome 4x100 m medley relay The following page is about an athlete. For the singer formerly known as Marilyn Wilson, see Marilyn Rovell.
Marilyn Wilson (born 14 July 1943), known after her marriage as Marilyn Young was an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
She combined with Dawn Fraser, Jan Andrew and Rosemary Lassig to register a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay, trailing the Americans home by 5s. In her only individual event, the 100m backstroke, Wilson was eliminated in the heats.
References
- Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 464. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.
Categories:- 1943 births
- Living people
- Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers of Australia
- Australian female swimmers
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Australian swimming biography stubs
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