Lorraine Dodd Athlete
Lorraine Dodd is a former Australian Paralympic swimmer, athlete and table tennis player. She became paraplegic due to a spinal disease. 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. At the time of the 1968 Games, Dodd was a 24-year-old civil servant.