had recorded in Munich, but failed to win a medal at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade. Again in 1974, she won both events at the national championships in even slower times, but managed only a bronze in the 200-metre event in a time of 2 m 43.58 s and a silver in the medley relay. In 1975, she lost both of her national titles, and subsequently retired, admitting that she had lost her drive to compete. She later worked for a period as a youth worker for the New South Wales Department of Youth and Community Services in Shellharbour and Wollongong. Whitfield was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1995. She died suddenly in 1996 at the age of 42. Whitfield's strength was her kick, with ergometer tests showing her leg power to be comparable to that of weightlifters. See also List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) References Further reading External links 1954 births 1996 deaths People from Queensland Sportspeople from Wollongong Sportswomen from New South Wales Australian female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Australia Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic gold medalists in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees 20th-century Australian women Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games