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Name	Clara Dennis
Alternative Names	Clara Golding
Born	7 March, 1916 Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	4 June, 1971 (aged 55) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (adrenal gland)
Education *	Randwick Public School (Sydney) (student, 1921) Randwick Domestic Science school (Sydney) (student, 1928-1930)
Occupation *	swimmer (1930-1936) New South Wales, Australia Olympian (1932-1932) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Sport Australia Hall of Fame (inductee, 1985)
Key Events *	Olympic Games (Los Angeles, 1932) (swimmer)
Key Organisations *	Sydney Ladies' Swimming Club (member)
Workplaces *	Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd (employee, 1932)

* Dates are approximate