Lorraine Dodd

Lorraine McCoulough-Fry (née Dodd) (6 September 1944 – 26 November 2004) was an Australian Paralympic swimmer, athlete and table tennis player.

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Dodd was born in the Perth suburb of Subiaco on 6 September 1944, as the youngest of five children. After contracting the disease, she undertook rehabilitation which included archery and swimming at the Royal Perth Hospital Shenton Park Annexe. They adopted a son, Matthew. She worked for 25 years in the office of Koondoola Special School, now known as Burbridge School.

She did not compete at the 1964 Tokyo Games due to health problems. At the 1968 Tel Aviv Games, she won three gold medals and broke world records in the Women's 25 m Backstroke class 2 complete, Women's 25 m Breaststroke class 2 complete, and Women's 25 m Freestyle class 2 complete events, a silver medal in the Women's Slalom A event, and a bronze medal in the Women's Novices 60 m Wheelchair Dash A event. She also competed in the Women's Singles B – event in table tennis. Injury forced her to withdraw from the 1970 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Edinburgh, and she retired from competition in that year because she could not train after spinal surgery. 2009 – inducted into the Swimming Western Australia Hall of Fame.