Mina Wylie at Wylie's Baths, in Coogee, Sydney

Wilhelmina (Mina) Wylie (1891-1984) was one of Australia's first two Olympic swimming representatives, along with friend Fanny Durack. She grew up in South Coogee, Sydney, where her father Henry Wylie built Wylie's Baths in 1907. The Baths are the oldest surviving communal sea baths in Australia. Jump to: navigation, search Fanny Durack (left) and Mina Wylie, Australian swimmers at the Stockholm Olympics 1912 Sarah Frances Fanny Durack (October 27, 1889, Sydney - March 21, 1956, Sydney) was an Australian swimmer of the early 20th century. ... Coogee from northern end of Coogee Beach Coogee is a beachside suburb of Sydney adjacent to Coogee Bay (the Tasman Sea) in the east, Clovelly in the north, Randwick in the west and Kingsford and Maroubra in the south. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Henry Wylie was a champion long distance and underwater swimmer.

After competing against each other in the Australian and New South Wales Swimming Championships in the 1910/11 swimming season, Wylie and Durack persuaded officials to let them attend the 1912 Summer Olympics where women's swimming events were being held for the first time. Durack won a gold medal and Wylie a silver medal. The Games of the V Olympiad were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ...

Wylie won every Australian and New South Wales chamionship event in 1911, 1922 and 1924 in freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke. Jump to: navigation, search 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...