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Lorraine Crapp

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Lorraine Joyce Thurlow, (born 1 October 1938), née Crapp, is a former Olympic swimming champion representing Australia. In world swimming history, Crapp earned a place as the first woman to break the five-minute barrier in the 400 m freestyle. Born in 1938, as a young girl Crapp lived with her parents at Jervis Bay where her father was with a Royal Australian Air Force Air Sea Rescue Unit. By the age of five she was a competent swimmer. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lorraine Crapp is the 2,076th most popular athlete (up from 2,623rd in 2019), the 379th most popular biography from Australia (up from 477th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lorraine Crapp ranks 2,076 out of 6,025. Before her are Roberta, Bjarne Andersson, Wolfgang Hanisch, Volker Fischer, Charles Dumas, and Primož Kozmus. After her are Frank Henry, Benny Brown, Mary Peters, Marian Dudziak, Bruno Söderström, and Andrzej Badeński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Lorraine Crapp ranks 559. Before her are Peter Jennings, Geoff Murphy, Hoyt Axton, Eleanor Bron, Lester Bird, and Jean Taillandier. After her are Rolando Serrano, Ryszard Parulski, Keith Greene, Jimmy Carl Black, Paddy Moloney, and Billy Mills.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Lorraine Crapp ranks 379 out of 1,143. Before her are Stephen Laybutt (1977), Alvin Ceccoli (1974), Melissa George (1976), Rob Bailey (1953), Emily Hood Westacott (1910), and Gillian Armstrong (1950). After her are Colt Walker (null), Pam Kilborn (1939), Aurelio Vidmar (1967), Danny Vukovic (1985), Patty Mills (1988), and Mervyn Wood (1917).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Lorraine Crapp ranks 26. Before her are Fleur Mellor (1936), Marlene Mathews (1934), Steve Hooker (1982), Betty McKinnon (1925), Ralph Doubell (1945), and Jenny Lamy (1949). After her are Colt Walker (null), Pam Kilborn (1939), Mervyn Wood (1917), Marilyn Black (1944), Cathy Freeman (1973), and Joyce King (1920).

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