Denise Norton (born 7 August 1930) was the first South Australian to represent Australia at an

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. Norton won gold as part of the 4 x 110 yard Freestyle relay and bronze in the 440 yard Freestyle for the 1950

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and was subsequently selected in the Australian Olympic team for Helsinki in 1952, where she competed in the 100 and 400 metre freestyle events. She was the first inductee into SwimmingSA's Hall of Fame. During her career she broke numerous Australian records.

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in the

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has been named after her.Denise Norton Park / Pardipardinyilla (Park 2)
, adelaideparklands.com.au

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