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Stephen Holland

Australian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist, world champion, former world record-holder · Australia · On the map · Athletes · Born 1958 · age 68

Stephen Roy Holland, OAM is an Australian former freestyle swimmer of the 1970s who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

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Medal of the Order of Australia1985
Australian Sports Medal
International Swimming Hall of Fame

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In a brief and spectacular career, he broke 12 world records and was known as the Super Fish after his coach Laurie Lawrence likened his two-beat kick to the tail of a fish. He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School.

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Born 1958 · age 68

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