Frank O'Neill
Australian swimmer
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| Intro | Australian swimmer | |
| A.K.A. | Francis Thomas O'Neill | |
| A.K.A. | Francis Thomas O'Neill | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Athlete Swimmer Sports coach Swimming coach | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 30 September 1926 | |
| Death | 10 July 2024 (aged 97 years) | |
| Star sign | Libra |
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Francis Thomas O'Neill (30 September 1926 – 10 July 2024) was an Australian swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1952 Summer Olympics and at the 1950 British Empire Games. O'Neill was the first Australian to swim 110 yards in under one minute. Whilst living in the French Riviera, he was credited with teaching actresses Ginger Rogers and Greta Garbo to swim, as well as teaching diving to author W. Somerset Maugham. O'Neill died in Manly, New South Wales on 10 July 2024, at the age of 97.