{"id":611921,"date":"2025-05-14T02:17:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T09:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=611921"},"modified":"2025-05-14T04:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:30:32","slug":"dawn-fraser-back-in-the-pool-as-the-swimmer-of-the-century-faces-the-greatest-challenge-of-her-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dawn-fraser-back-in-the-pool-as-the-swimmer-of-the-century-faces-the-greatest-challenge-of-her-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawn Fraser Back In the Pool As The Swimmer Of The Century Faces The Greatest Challenge Of Her Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dawn Fraser Back In the Pool As She Faces The Greatest Challenge Of Her Life <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olympic legend Dawn Fraser has revealed that doctors told her \u201cshe could die\u201d on the operating table following a fall at her Noosa home last December as she takes to the pool again for her greatest challenge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 87-year-old four-time Olympic champion has been fitted with a pacemaker after a feinting episode \u2013 the heart that took her to the top of the world \u2013 momentarily stopped beating.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iivZuERV7B\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-legend-dawn-fraser-recovering-from-hip-surgery-after-suffering-a-fall-at-home\/\">Olympic legend Dawn Fraser Recovering From Hip Surgery After Suffering A Fall At Home<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Olympic legend Dawn Fraser Recovering From Hip Surgery After Suffering A Fall At Home&#8221; &#8212; Swimming World\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-legend-dawn-fraser-recovering-from-hip-surgery-after-suffering-a-fall-at-home\/embed\/#?secret=WNf3akDCiM#?secret=iivZuERV7B\" data-secret=\"iivZuERV7B\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Named the Swimmer of the Century, Dawn has appeared on Australian television in an exclusive interview \u2013 with vision of the three-time Olympic 100m freestyle gold medallist back in the pool on the Queensland Sunshine Coast \u2013 therapy for her post operative hip surgery and heart scare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrating that famous stroke that took her to three consecutive Olympic 100m freestyle gold medals in 1956, 1960 and 1964.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur Dawn\u201d in her happy place as she turns the clock back, rehabbing from a frightening fall that resulted in four broken ribs and a broken hip \u2013 and dealing with the prospect that she may die on the operating table.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe doctor said I could die. It wasn\u2019t a safe operation\u2026that was the frightening part\u2026that I might die under anesthetic, and I didn\u2019t want to die that way\u2026\u201d Dawn told Ten Eyewitness News, comforted by her daughter Dawn Lorraine and grandson Jackson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo I wasn\u2019t going to give in\u2026especially away from my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z4nAWHM2da\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/breaking-news-aussie-olympic-legend-dawn-fraser-released-from-hospital\/\">Breaking News: Aussie Olympic Legend Dawn Fraser Released From Hospital<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Breaking News: Aussie Olympic Legend Dawn Fraser Released From Hospital&#8221; &#8212; Swimming World\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/breaking-news-aussie-olympic-legend-dawn-fraser-released-from-hospital\/embed\/#?secret=yaJnvyyvBt#?secret=z4nAWHM2da\" data-secret=\"z4nAWHM2da\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dawn surviving the operation but later suffering a feinting episode \u2013 subsequently fitted with a pacemaker which is monitored remotely 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI started to feel very feint and then I feinted, and they said my heart had stopped for five seconds and I had a very low heart rate,\u201d said Dawn, who also struggled with depression, losing 22 kilos in weight, told she is not to drive anymore and that she must slow down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m back in water and doing exercises I used to do when I was training, and it kept me going. It is very important for your health and for my family too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dawn knowing that being back in the pool is the best tonic she could have as the Olympic golden girl races the clock again in the fight of her life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And as frail as she may be, one thing is certain, Dawn Fraser isn\u2019t going to miss next month\u2019s World Championship Swimming Trials in Adelaide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is planning on being on pool deck to cheer on the current day champions\u2026also saying that the Brisbane 32 Olympic Games isn\u2019t out of the question.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI hope so..I\u2019ll be 95 then..\u201d said Dawn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exclusive: Swimming Legend Dawn Fraser Opens Up About Recent Health Battle | 10 News First\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JwfwbAQ9OFE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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