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2 unusual facts about Terry Gathercole


Tallimba

Terry Gathercole - Olympic medallist in swimming and former Australian national team coach was born in Tallimba.

Terry Gathercole

Gathercole then became a coach, beginning as an assistant to Forbes Carlile.


Forbes Carlile

Together with his wife, Ursula, and their assistant, Tom Green, he produced many notable olympians such as Shane Gould, Karen Moras, Gail Neall, John Davies, Terry Gathercole, John Ryan and Ian O'Brien.

Ian O'Brien

After winning all the breaststroke events at the country championships, O'Brien was taken by his father to the Ryde pool in Sydney in 1960, to be coached by Forbes Carlile and his assistant, retired world record-breaking breaststroker Terry Gathercole.


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