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Full name | Anthony George Reginald Strahan | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 1 January 1946||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Club | Geelong Swimming Club [1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anthony George Reginald Strahan [2] OAM (born 1 January 1946) is a retired Australian freestyle swimmer. At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, Strahan won a gold medal in the 4 × 220 yards freestyle relay, along with Murray Rose, Bob Windle and Allan Wood. [3] [4]
Strahan was born in Geelong, Victoria, the son of Henry and Diana Strahan. He attended Newton State School, before completing secondary education at the Geelong College, also in Newtown. [2]
Strahan is a decorated surf lifesaver. [5] In June 2019, he was awarded with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for service to surf lifesaving. [6] [7]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Anthony George Reginald Strahan | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Geelong, Victoria, Australia | 1 January 1946||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Club | Geelong Swimming Club [1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anthony George Reginald Strahan [2] OAM (born 1 January 1946) is a retired Australian freestyle swimmer. At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, Strahan won a gold medal in the 4 × 220 yards freestyle relay, along with Murray Rose, Bob Windle and Allan Wood. [3] [4]
Strahan was born in Geelong, Victoria, the son of Henry and Diana Strahan. He attended Newton State School, before completing secondary education at the Geelong College, also in Newtown. [2]
Strahan is a decorated surf lifesaver. [5] In June 2019, he was awarded with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for service to surf lifesaving. [6] [7]