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Shane Gould was born in Australia on November 23, 1956. Became the first female swimmer to win three gold medals at the same Olympics. She won the 200 and 400 meter freestyle as well as the 200 meter individual medley at the 1972 Munich games. She’d also win Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders in 2018. She learned to swim before the age of six. Her age is 65 years.
Early Life: Shane Gould
Gould was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on the first day of competition of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. She moved to Fiji with her family at the age of 18 months. By the age of six, she was a competent swimmer. She attended primary school at St. Peters Lutheran College, Brisbane, where a sporting house is named after her, and secondary school at Turramurra High School, Sydney, where a sporting house is also named after her and fellow Olympian Gail Neall. She was trained by leading coaches Forbes and Ursula Carlile and their assistant Tom Green. She won all of her world swimming titles while a teenager, travelling widely.
Age and Height: Shane Gould
Shane Gould current age is 63 years old. Shane Gould’s height 5 Feet 10 Inches & weight 207 lbs (93.8 kg). Full body measurements, dress & shoe size will be updated soon.
Career: Shane Gould
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, Gould won three gold medals, setting a world record in each race. She also won a bronze and a silver medal. She is the only person, male or female, to hold every world freestyle record from 100 metres to 1500 metres and the 200-metre individual medley world record simultaneously, which she did from 12 December 1971 to 1 September 1972. She is the first female swimmer ever to win three Olympic gold medals in world record time, and the first swimmer, male or female, to win Olympic medals in five individual events in a single Olympics. She is also the only Australian to win three individual gold medals at a single Olympics.
At the age of 16, she retired from competitive swimming, citing pressures placed upon her by her success and media profile. Over two decades later, Gould returned to competitive swimming at Masters level. She set Australian Masters records (40–44 years 100m, 200 m, and 400 m freestyle, and 100 m butterfly) and 45–49 years (50 m butterfly, 100 m and 200 m freestyle). In 2003, she broke the world record for the 45–49 years 200 m individual medley in 2:38.13 (beating the 1961world record for all ages). She coaches swimmers and still swims in Masters competitions.
Personal Life: Shane Gould
Gould spent most of the years after ending competitive swimming out of the public eye. She married Neil Innes at 18, became a Christian, and lived on a working farm near Margaret River in Western Australia’s South West. She farmed and taught horseriding and surfing, making very few public appearances. She has four children and three grandchildren. Her marriage to Innes ended after 22 years, coinciding with a return to public life, and she married Milton Nelms in 2007. She now divides her time between Bicheno, Tasmania, and Sydney.
Net Worth
Famous Swimmer Shane Gould’s net worth is $1 Million – $5 Million at the age of 63 years old. She earned the money being a professional Swimmer. She is from Sydney. She and Dawn Fraser carried the Olympic torch during the final segment of the 2000 opening ceremonies.
Social Media
Shane Gould is not active on social media sites. She is a very private person who does not like to appear on social media platforms. She does not have a Instagram, twitter or Facebook account.
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