Marlene Dayman (born 14 October 1949) is an Australian former swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Earlier she had defied an instruction from the Australian Swimming Union not to march in the opening ceremony.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 October 1949 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | backstroke |
In March 1965 the union banned Dayman for three years and three fellow swimmers, Nan Duncan (three years), Dawn Fraser (ten years) and Linda McGill (four years), from swimming for defying their instruction.[3] This effectively ended her swimming career. Dayman is the daughter of music promoter, talent manager and record label owner, Ivan Dayman.[4]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marlene Dayman Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Marlene Chapman". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Swim ban on Four Games Girls". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 093. 2 March 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 6 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Peacock, Harold (12 August 2016). "Dawn Fraser's Olympian who never was". History Out There. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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