Keywords: Mina Wylie and Fanny Durack 1912.jpg Australian swimmer Mina Wylie 1891 - 1984 left and Fanny Durack 1889 - 1956 pose together hands behind their backs and both in swimming suits and caps on a dock probably in Stockholm Sweden 1912 The pair competed in the 100m freestyle swimming event the first time in Olympic history that it was open to female athletes--Durack took the Gold medal and Wylie took Silver http //www gettyimages co uk/detail/news-photo/australian-swimmer-mina-wylie-and-fanny-durack-pose-news-photo/53323618 1912 author PD-1923 Anonymous-EU Mina Wylie Fanny Durack |