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Faith Leech

1941 - 2013

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Faith Yvonne Leech (31 March 1941 – 14 September 2013) was an Australian freestyle swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4×100–metre freestyle relay and bronze in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. A tall and lean swimmer known for her elegant technique, Leech started swimming as a child to build strength after a series of stomach disorders in her infancy. She quickly rose to prominence after breaking a string of age group records. In 1955, she became the youngest swimmer to win an Australian title, claiming victory in the 110-yard freestyle at the age of 13. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Faith Leech is the 156th most popular swimmer (down from 116th in 2019), the 352nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 317th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Faith Leech ranks 156 out of 709. Before her are Eleanor Garatti, Josephine McKim, Nikolai Pankin, Bob Skelton, Irene Steer, and Hannelore Anke. After her are Felipe Muñoz, Elemér Szathmáry, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Leslie Boardman, Arati Saha, and Joe Verdeur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Faith Leech ranks 559. Before her are Bertrand Halperin, Erhard Busek, Peter Sarstedt, Chuck McKinley, Monika Maron, and Jan Klapáč. After her are John C. Malone, Aaron Neville, Tommy Rettig, Juan Olivares, Miroslav Verner, and Javier Vargas. Among people deceased in 2013, Faith Leech ranks 429. Before her are Stanislav Stepashkin, Nadezhda Ilyina, Sharon Stouder, Luis Ubiña, Ernest Schultz, and Stan Vickers. After her are Cedar Walton, Yvonne Brill, Antonio Jasso, Valdis Muižnieks, Kauko Hänninen, and Elías Querejeta.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Faith Leech ranks 352 out of 1,143. Before her are Russell Mockridge (1928), Wendy Turnbull (1952), Banjo Paterson (1864), Vivian McGrath (1916), Mark Viduka (1975), and Josip Šimunić (1978). After her are Leslie Boardman (1889), Hubert Wilkins (1888), Andrew Lesnie (1956), Peta Wilson (1970), Joan Hartigan (1912), and Charles Kingsford Smith (1897).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Faith Leech ranks 7. Before her are John Devitt (1937), Ian Thorpe (1982), Frederick Lane (1880), Cecil Healy (1881), Clare Dennis (1916), and Harold Hardwick (1888). After her are Leslie Boardman (1889), Fanny Durack (1889), Mina Wylie (1891), Sandra Morgan (1942), Boy Charlton (1907), and Jon Henricks (1935).

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