The following page is about an athlete. For the singer formerly known as Marilyn Wilson, see Marilyn Rovell

Marilyn Rovell

Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford, née Rovell, is an American singer. She was a member of groups The Honeys and Spring with her sister Diane Rovell...

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Marilyn Wilson (born 14 July 1943), known after her marriage as Marilyn Young was an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n backstroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1960 Rome Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...

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She combined with Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser

Dawn Fraser AO, MBE is an Australian champion swimmer. She is one of only two swimmers to win the same Olympic event three times – in her case the 100 meters freestyle....

, Jan Andrew

Jan Andrew

Janice Andrew , known after marriage as Janice Thornett, was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1950s, who won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly and a silver medal in the 4 &ntimes;  m medley relay at the 1960 Rome Olympics...

 and Rosemary Lassig

Rosemary Lassig

Rosemary Lassig , known after marriage as Rosemary Lluka was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100 metre medley relay at the 1960 Rome Olympics....

to register a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay, trailing the Americans home by 5s. In her only individual event, the 100m backstroke, Wilson was eliminated in the heats.