Facing Susie … In total Susie has eight Olympic medals, equalling Dawn Fraser's Australian record of the biggest medal aggregate. Her brilliant medal haul was one gold and three silver, and yet, Susie had never forgiven herself for missing out on gold in her signature 200m butterfly event. She has won 35 Australian titles, eight Olympic medals, and fellow Australians Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones, only, exceed her medals cache. Hyman won in 2:05.88, the second-fastest 200m fly in history and a personal best by 1.99 seconds. The friendly blonde swimmer also excelled at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, winning a record eight medals. Swimming in the River Seine, Lane She joins swimmers Ralph Hutton (1966) of Canada, and Australians Susie O’Neill (1998) and Emily Seebohm (2010). She won a gold and three silver medals. Fraser also became the first person to carry the nation’s flag at the Closing Ceremony when a new tradition was added to the final event of the Games. Swimmer Susie O'Neill has won 15 medals (10 gold, 5 silver) at three Games (1990, 94, 98). Dubbed ‘Madame Butterfly’ for her peerless quality in the discipline, Susie held a record for 35 Australian titles, 16 Commonwealth Games medals (11 gold), 18 long and short course World Championships medals and 8 Olympic medals in total. Arizona has plenty of Olympic hardware. Australian swimming legend Susie … Her record stood until Polish swimmer Otylia Jedrzejczac bettered her time in 2002. The impossible odds were only part of it. Those medals have been shared between a total of 718 competitors. The couple is expecting a second child in October 2005. O'Neill won a gold medal in the Women's 200m... Susie O'Neill poses during a portrait session at her home on September 16, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia. O'Neill won a gold medal in the Women's 200m... Sydney Olympic Games: Women's 200m butterfly semifinals in Sydney, Australia on September 19, 2000 - Susie O'Neill . In 1995 and 1996 she was awarded Australian Swimming’s highest honour – Swimmer of the Year. O’Neill’s determination to win was matched by her modesty and her respect for her fellow competitors and the sport in general. In May of 1998, she won her 30th national title. A dual Olympic champion, an icon of the pool and a much-loved Australian sporting hero, Susie O’Neill’s determination and work-ethic saw her rise to become one of Australia’s most successful ever swimmers. First making a name for herself at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games, O’Neill won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay and silver in the 100m butterfly. ... (1966) and Australians Susie O'Neill (1998) and Emily Seebohm (2010). In August 1999, O’Neill won six medals at the Pan Pacific Championships in Sydney, gold in the 200m butterfly and 200m freestyle and silver in the 100m butterfly, 4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle, and 4x100m medley relay. 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