John Konrads, born Janis Konrads in Latvia on 21 May 1942 and died on 25 April 2021, was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s. He won the 1500 metre freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and set 26 individual world records during his career. With his sister Ilsa, who also set multiple world records, he was known as one of the Konrads Kids. After his swimming career ended he became the Australasian director of L'Oréal and campaigned for the Sydney bid to host the Olympic Games. The English Wikipedia lead is the source for these career facts, and his Olympic title in Rome is the highlight that the article gives first.
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was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s
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Born 21 May 1942
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easily won the 1,500, and then added a bronze in the 4x200 free relay
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a couple of days later easily won the 1,500
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was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s
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was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s
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won the 1500 m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
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