Tony Strahan
Australian swimmer (born 1946)
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Anthony George Reginald Strahan[2] OAM (born 1 January 1946) is a retired Australian freestyle swimmer. At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, Strahan won a gold medal in the 4 × 220 yards freestyle relay, along with Murray Rose, Bob Windle and Allan Wood.[3][4]
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| Full name | Anthony George Reginald Strahan | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1946 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Geelong Swimming Club[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Strahan was born in Geelong, Victoria, the son of Henry and Diana Strahan. He attended Newton State School, before completing secondary education at the Geelong College, also in Newtown.[2]
Strahan is a decorated surf lifesaver.[5] In June 2019, he was awarded with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for service to surf lifesaving.[6][7]
