Natalie Myburgh (15 May 1940 – 21 January 2014) was a South African

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 ...

. At the

1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fi ...

in Auckland, Myburgh teamed up with Felicity Loveday, Joan Harrison and Machduldt Petzer to win the 4×110 yards freestyle relay. Two years later at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

in Melbourne, Myburgh teamed up with Susan Roberts,

Moira Abernethy Moira Abernethy-Ford (born 29 May 1939) is a South African former backstroke and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international ...

and Jeanette Myburgh to win the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.

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