Dennis, Clara (1916-1971)

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Dennis, Clare (1916-1971)
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Olympian; swimmer
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DENNIS, CLARA (1916-1971), swimmer, was born on 7 March 1916 at Burwood, Sydney, third of six children of native-born parents Alexander Miller Dennis (d.1931), police constable, and his wife Susan Violet, née Efford. In the early 1920s the family moved to Clovelly. Clare, as she was known, attended the local public and Randwick Domestic Science schools. By a determined splash across Clovelly Bay at the age of 7, she had persuaded her father to let her join her elder sister Thora at the Sydney Ladies' Swimming Club. Inspired by Thora's selection in the Australian team for the Olympic Games in 1928, Clare was soon competing in interclub events and left school at 14.

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