Clare Dennis

Clare Dennis
Dennis in 1932
Personal information
Full nameClara Dennis
Nickname"Clare"
National team Australia
Born(1916-03-07)7 March 1916
Burwood, New South Wales
Died5 June 1971(1971-06-05) (aged 55)
Manly, New South Wales
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubSydney Ladies' Swimming Club[1]
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles 200 m breaststroke
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1934 London 200 yd breaststroke

Clara "Clare" Dennis (7 March 1916 – 5 June 1971), later known by her married name Clare Golding, was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1930s who won the gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.[1]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Clare Dennis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.