Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie — the girls who swam for gold
Leave a reviewNot so long ago girls weren’t allowed to swim in the same pool as boys let alone compete in the Olympics. Girls weren’t even taught how to swim freestyle! Best friends Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie weren’t standing for it. They were great swimmers and wanted the chance to swim for Australia.
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Episode One: INTRODUCING — Fierce Girls
This is an Episodic show. You can listen to it in any order, but episode one is always a great place to start.
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Not so long ago girls weren’t allowed to swim in the same pool as boys let alone compete in the Olympics. Girls weren’t even taught how to swim freestyle! Best friends Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie weren’t standing for it. They were great swimmers and wanted the chance to swim for Australia.
Sports fans agreed and took to the streets to protest until finally the rules were changed, and Fanny and Mina competed at the 1912 Olympic Games in Sweden.
Narrated by the fiercest of the fierce Turia Pitt.
© Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Status: Idle, 89 episodes | Kind: Episodic | Episode URL
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