Francis Thomas O'Neill (30 September 1926 – 10 July 2024) was an Australian swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1952 Summer Olympics and at the 1950 British Empire Games.[1] O'Neill was the first Australian to swim 110 yards in under one minute. Whilst living in the French Riviera, he was credited with teaching actresses Ginger Rogers and Greta Garbo to swim, as well as teaching diving to author W. Somerset Maugham. O'Neill died in Manly, New South Wales on 10 July 2024, at the age of 97.[2][3]
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| Born | 30 September 1926 Manly, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 July 2024 (aged 97) Manly, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank O'Neill Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Hanson, Ian (16 July 2024). "Frank O'Neill, The First Australian To Break 60 seconds for 110 Yards, who taught Greta Garbo How To Swim, Dies Age 97". Swimming World News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Glamorous Australian Olympic swimmer became Greta Garbo's instructor". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
External links
edit- Frank O'Neill at World Aquatics
- Frank O'Neill at SwimRankings.net
- Frank O'Neill at Olympics.com
- Frank O'Neill at Olympedia
- Frank O'Neill at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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