Paula Newby-Fraser (born June 2, 1962) is an Ironman triathlete. She was born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and raised in South Africa, where she was a nationally-ranked swimmer as a child.
She won the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii 8 times in 1986, 1988-1989, 1991-1994, and 1996. She is also referred to as "The Queen of Kona".
Newby-Fraser won 24 Ironman races overall between 1986 and 2002. Among numerous other awards, the United States Sport...
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Paula Newby-Fraser (born June 2, 1962) is an Ironman triathlete. She was born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and raised in South Africa, where she was a nationally-ranked swimmer as a child.
She won the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii 8 times in 1986, 1988-1989, 1991-1994, and 1996. She is also referred to as "The Queen of Kona".
Newby-Fraser won 24 Ironman races overall between 1986 and 2002. Among numerous other awards, the United States Sports Academy named her as one of the top 5 professional women athletes of the last 25 years (1972-1997). Paula Newby-Fraser held the Ironman Women's world record of 8:55:28, until 2008-07-13, when Yvonne van Vlerken of The Netherlands posted a time of 8:45:48. Paula Newby-Fraser is regarded as an icon for the Ironman distance in triathlon.
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