Mina Wylie Statue

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Date InstalledMay 2001Artist/Creator (Detailed entries)Slarke, EileenDescription

The sculpture commemorates the Olympic swimmer Wilhelmina (Mina) Wylie, one of the first female swimmers to represent Australia at an Olympic Games. In 1912, Mina became the first Australian woman to win a silver medal in Olympic Swimming, coming second only to Fanny Durack, the first Australian woman to win a gold medal.

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Eileen Slarke

Mina Wylie

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Wylie's Baths

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Mina Wylie: A Life in Water

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LocationsCoogee (N.S.W.)Geo Tags^[1]People (Detailed entries)Wylie, Mina, 1891-1984

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Mina Wylie Statue