Events In History
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23 August 1920New Zealand's first female Olympian
Violet Waldron was New Zealand’s first female Olympian, and part of New Zealand’s first Olympic team of four. She competed in freestyle swimming in the 1920 Antwerp Summer Olympics. Read more...
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Main image: Olympians Gwitha Shand and Violet Walrond
New Zeland Olympic swimmers Violet Walrond and Gwitha Shand in 1923.