Dolly Nazir

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Dolly Rustom Nazir nee Byramji (1935–2012) was an Indian swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

FullnameDolly Rustom Nazir
NationalityIndian
Born1935 (1935)
Died2012 (aged 7677)
Bangalore, India
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Full nameDolly Rustom Nazir
NationalityIndian
Born1935 (1935)
Died2012 (aged 7677)
Bangalore, India
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Nazir won Long Distance Open Sea Championships in Bombay in 1948 at the age of 13 and repeated the win the next year.[2] In November 1950, she bettered the national record for 100 meters backstroke by more than three seconds while winning the All India Swimming Championships.[3]

She married horse breeder and trainer Rashid Byramji in 1965 and moved to Bangalore.[4]

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