Sandra Morgan

Sandra Morgan, also known by her married name Sandra Beavis, is an Australian former freestyle swimmer born on 6 June 1942 in Tamworth, New South Wales. She was part of the Australian team that won the 4x100-metre freestyle relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, and at 14 years and 6 months became the youngest Australian to win an Olympic gold medal, a record later passed by Arisa Trew in 2024. Her selection in the relay was controversial because of her inexperience, but she swam a strong third leg in the final. She also finished sixth in the 400-metre freestyle in 1956, won relay gold at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, and swam the heats of the relay at the 1960 Rome Olympics, retiring afterwards. She later taught disabled children to swim.