Marilyn Wilson (swimmer)

Marilyn Wilson

Personal information
Full name	Marilyn Joy Wilson
National team	Australia
Born	(1943-07-14) 14 July 1943 Richmond, Victoria
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for Australia Olympic Games 1960 Rome 4×100 m medley relay

Marilyn Joy Wilson (born 14 July 1943), known after her marriage as Marilyn Young, is an Australian former backstroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won a silver medal in the women's 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. She combined with her Australian teammates Dawn Fraser, Jan Andrew and Rosemary Lassig to finish second in the medley relay, trailing the Americans relay team by five seconds. In her only individual event, the women's 100-metre backstroke, Wilson competed in the preliminary heats, but did not advance.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)

References

• Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 464. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.