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Susan O'Neill

Contact Information

Address: c/o Athletes Commission, Château de Vidy, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland. Fax: (41.21) 621 62 16. Phone: (41.21) 621 61 11.

Awards and Accomplishments

1990	Silver for 100-meter butterfly, Commonwealth Games
1992	Bronze for 200-meter butterfly, Barcelona Olympics
1994	Gold for 200-meter butterfly in Commonwealth Games; bronze for 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter butterfly, World Championships, Rome
1995	Telstra Australian Swimmer of the Year
1996	Gold for 200-meter butterfly, silver for 4x100-meter medley, bronze for 4x200-meter freestlyle, Atlanta Olympics; Telstra Australian Swimmer of the Year; Australian Female Athlete of the Year; Amateur Athletic Foundation World Trophy
1997	Gold for 200-meter butterfly, Pan Pacific Games; Order of Australia
1998	Gold for 200-meter butterfly, World Championships, Perth, Australia; gold for 200-meter freestlye, 400-meter freestyle, 200-meter butterfly, 4x100-meter, 4x200-meter, 4x100-meter medley, Commonwealth Games,; 4x200-meter freestyle relay team sets new record (8:03.73); Australian Female Athlete of the Year
1999	Gold for 200-meter butterfly, World Cup, Malmo, Sweden; breaks world record for 200-meter butterfly short course; gold for 200-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly and bronze for 4x100-meter freestyle, 4x100-meter medley, 4x200-meter freestyle, Pan Pacific Games; Australian Swimming Awards for female sprint freestyle swimmer and female butterfly swimmer
2000	World record for 200-meter butterfly (2:05.81), sets Australian record for 200-meter freestyle (1:57.47), places 2nd in 100-meter butterfly, Telstra 2000 Trails; silver for 200-meter butterfly, gold for 200-meter freestyle, bronze for 4x200-meter freestyle and 4x100-meter medley, Sydney Olympics; becomes winningest Australian swimmer in history with 35 titles; Australian Swimming Awards for female middle-distance freestyle, female butterfly, female shortcourse, and female sprint freestyle; Telstra Swimmers' Swimmer of the Year
2001	Outstanding Contribution to Swimming Award
2002	Inducted into Sport Australia's Hall of Fame

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