Life Summary - Beverley Joy (Bev) Whitfield

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Whitfield, Beverley Joy (Bev) (1954–1996)

	Whitfield, Beverley Joy (Bev) (1954–1996)
Born	15 June, 1954 Wollongong , New South Wales , Australia
Died	20 August, 1996 (aged 42) Thirroul , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Related Entries [View as tree]	Talbot, Donald Malcolm (coach)
Education*	Shellharbour Public School (NSW) (student, 1959-1965) Kiama High School (NSW) (student, 1966-1968)
Occupation*	swimmer (1968-1975) New South Wales, Australia Olympian (1972-1972) New South Wales, Australia youth worker (1975-1996) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Sport Australia Hall of Fame (inductee, 1988) International Swimming Hall of Fame (inductee, 1995)
Key Events*	Olympic Games (Munich, 1972) (swimmer)
Legacies*	Beverley Whitfield Ocean Pool (Shellharbour, NSW) (eponym) Beverley Whitfield Oval (Shellharbour, NSW) (eponym) Beverley Whitfield Park (Shellharbour, NSW) (eponym)

* Dates are approximate

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