Beverley Ann Bainbridge (née Spargo; 28 January 1940 – 9 May 2016) was an Australian

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. She competed in the

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at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

. Bainbridge died on 9 May 2016, aged 76.

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* 1940 births 2016 deaths Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games swimmers for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Australian female butterfly swimmers Swimmers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 21st-century Australian sportswomen Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub