Anthony George Reginald Strahan (born 1 January 1946) is a retired Australian freestyle swimmer. At the

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, Strahan won a gold medal in the 4 × 220 yards freestyle relay, along with

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and Allan Wood. Strahan was born in

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, Victoria, the son of Henry and Diana Strahan. He attended Newton State School, before completing secondary education at the Geelong College, also in Newtown. Strahan is a decorated surf lifesaver. In June 2019, he was awarded with an

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(OAM) for service to surf lifesaving.

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1946 births Living people Australian surf lifesavers Australian male freestyle swimmers Sportspeople from Geelong Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Swimmers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Members of the Order of Australia Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub