Suzie Landells
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Suzanne Ciscele Landells (born December 12, 1964), known after marriage as Suzanne Dill-Macky, was an Australian individual medley swimmer of the 1980s, who won the silver medal in the 400m individual medley at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
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Raised in Queensland, Landells was selected to represent Australia in the 400m individual medley, but was not expected to do well, barely scraping into the final. Although she was left far behind by the United States' Tracy Caulkins
, she swum a personal best of 4mins 48.3s to claim the silver medal.
Two years later at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
in Edinburgh, Landells enjoyed more success, winning the 200-400m individual medley double, also breaking the 400m individual medley commonwealth record.
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
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Raised in Queensland, Landells was selected to represent Australia in the 400m individual medley, but was not expected to do well, barely scraping into the final. Although she was left far behind by the United States' Tracy Caulkins
Tracy Caulkins
Tracy Anne Caulkins Stockwell, OAM, is a former American college and international swimmer, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and a former world record-holder....
, she swum a personal best of 4mins 48.3s to claim the silver medal.
Two years later at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
1986 Commonwealth Games
The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland for the second time. The Games were held from 24 July-2 August 1986.-Organisation and Controversy:...
in Edinburgh, Landells enjoyed more success, winning the 200-400m individual medley double, also breaking the 400m individual medley commonwealth record.