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Shane Gould was only 15 when she swam at the Munich 1972 Olympics.
But the Sydney-born youngster was already such a prominent force in the swimming world that she was the subject of eye-catching t-shirts worn by US athletes.
"All that glitters is not Gould," the t-shirts read.
She glittered like few other athletes in the German capital, clinching three gold medals and breaking three world records in her only Olympic campaign.
Watch the video at the top of the page to see Shane Gould shine at the Munich 1972 Olympics!
Gould won her first gold medal in the 200m individual medley, setting a world record of 2:23.07.
She then won gold in the 400m freestyle two days later, stopping the clock at 4:19.04 to break her own world record.
And another two days later she triumphed in the 200m freestyle, blasting through the race in 2:03.56 to reclaim the world record.
Gould also won silver in the 800m freestyle and bronze in the 100m freestyle.
She had attracted worldwide fame in the lead-up to Munich 1972 by claiming every freestyle world record — the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m — including the 100m mark owned by Dawn Fraser.
Gould retired at the age of 16, retreating from the limelight that her astounding success had brought about.
She was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 and attained "legend" status in 1996.
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