Alva Merlin Colquhoun (married name Wyatt, born 28 February 1942) is an Australian former freestyle and butterfly swimmer of the 1950s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

in Rome. She is perhaps best known for resolving a dispute at a team meeting during the Rome Olympics. Making her first appearance for Australia at the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: ''Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad'' 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was the sixth edition of what would come to be known as the Commonwealth Games, the ...

in Cardiff, Wales, Colquhuon combined with

Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer, eight-time olympic medallist, a 15-year world record holder in the 100-metre freestyle, and former politician. Controversial, yet the winner of countless honours, ...

, Lorraine Crapp and Sandra Morgan to win the 110-yard freestyle. In the 110-yard freestyle, she was beaten into third place by her teammates Fraser and Crapp. In Rome, she anchored the team of Fraser, Crapp and

Ilsa Konrads Ilsa Konrads (; born 29 March 1944) is an Australian former freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. In her career, she set 13 individu ...

to a silver medal, trailing the American team by 2.4 seconds.Olympic Swimmer has Eastern Air, ''The Age'', (Friday, 23 September 1960), p. 15.
/ref> However, she was in the spotlight when during a team meeting, officials had ordered Fraser to swim the butterfly leg in the 4×100-metre medley relay preliminaries in place of the first-choice butterfly swimmer Jan Andrew, who was ordered to rest ahead of her individual event. Fraser refused, hitting Andrew with a pillow. It was only when Colquhuon volunteered that the dispute was resolved. However, she was replaced by Andrew in the final. She was married with two children and resided in Baddaginnie, Victoria.

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* * * * 1942 births Living people Swimmers from Brisbane Australian female butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Australia Australian female freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Sportswomen from Queensland 20th-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-Olympic-medalist-stub

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