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03-September-2015
03-September-2015

Photographs supplied by Bryan Hardy

The plaque commemorates champion marathon swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith.  

She won the gold medal at the 1991 World Swimming Championships in the 25 kilometre distance swim in the Swan River, commencing and finishing on the Burswood Park foreshore.

Location

Address:Camfield Avenue, Burswood Park, Burswood, 6100
State:WA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -31.961621
Long: 115.891271
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Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Sport
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Monday 12th January, 1998
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Australia`s champion Marathon Swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith won the gold medal at the 1991 World Swimming Championships in the 25 kilometre distance swim.

She is pictured at the finish line on the Burswood Park foreshore.

Shelley unveiled this plaque to mark her achievement on the 12th of January 1998

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Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au