Shane Gould biography
Shane Gould, (born November 23, 1956, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), Australian swimmer who gained 5 Olympic medals and set world information in all 5 freestyle distances (100, 200, 400, 800, and 1,500 metres).
Gould grew up across the water in Fiji and Australia. At age 15 she competed within the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany: swimming 11 races in eight days, she captured gold medals within the 200-metre particular person medley, 200-metre freestyle, and 400-metre freestyle, all in world file instances, and she or he additionally gained a silver within the 800-metre freestyle and a bronze within the 100-metre freestyle, dominating the ladies’s swimming subject. In 1973 her time within the 1,500-metre freestyle was clocked at 16 min 56.9 sec, setting a world file and making her the primary lady to interrupt the 17-minute mark in that occasion.
Gould’s stroke—two shallow kicks for every cycle of the arms—had lengthy been utilized by distance swimmers however by no means earlier than by a sprinter. Though named the "Australian of the Year" in 1972, Gould ended her three-year profession and retired from competitors at age 16. Dropping out of the general public eye, she resurfaced within the Nineties as a swimming mentor and competitor on the masters stage. Her autobiography, Tumble Turns, was revealed in 1999. She later wrote Fit for 50+ (2004).