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Joan Harrison
South African swimmer
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- 1935
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- 2025
- age at death
- 89
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1935 – 2025
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who joan harrison is
Joan Cynthia Harrison was a South African swimmer who won the 100 metres backstroke event at the 1952 Olympics. Harrison was born in 1935 in East London, South Africa. After setting multiple national records and winning multiple national titles at 13 years old, the year later, she won the 440-yard freestyle event at the 1950 British Empire Games. She then won gold in the 100 metres backstroke event at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, making her the first South African swimmer to win Olympic gold.
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