Sandra Anne Morgan (born 6 June 1942) is a former freestyle swimmer for Australia who won gold in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. At the age of 14 years and 6 months, she became the youngest Australian to win an Olympic gold medal, a record that still stands. Morgan's selection for the race raised controversy because of her inexperience in top-level racing and her history of false starts. In her only individual event, she came sixth in the 400-metre freestyle. In 1957, she won the 110-, 220-, and 440-yard treble at the Australian Championships in the absence of her main rivals. She was selected in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as a relay swimmer, winning gold in the event. Since her retirement from competitive swimming in 1960, she has taught disabled children to swim and participated in Olympic educational programs and torch relays. She is also an ambassador for Australia Day and has appeared on television as part of her work with Christian groups.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1749:
A plot by Muslim slaves in Malta to assassinate Manuel Pinto da Fonseca of the Knights Hospitaller was uncovered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_of_the_Slaves
1892:
The "L" train of Chicago, the second busiest rapid transit system in the United States, began operations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_%22L%22
1912:
The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century created Novarupta (lava dome pictured) in the Alaska Peninsula, U.S. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novarupta
1944:
Second World War: The Invasion of Normandy, the largest amphibious military operation in history, began with Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy in France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings
1982:
Falklands War: the British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Cardiff engaged and destroyed a British Army helicopter in a friendly fire incident. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_British_Army_Gazelle_friendly_fire_incident
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
one-upmanship: 1. (idiomatic) The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor. 2. (idiomatic) A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/one-upmanship
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
O Lord, give us faith. Give us faith in Thee; faith in our sons; faith in each other; faith in our united crusade. Let not the keenness of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment — let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose. With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogances. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace — a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil. Thy will be done, Almighty God. Amen. --Franklin D. Roosevelt https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt