Barbara McAulay

Barbara Ethel McAulay Donnet (15 March 1929 – 5 November 2020) was an Australian diver. She competed in the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.[2]

Barbara McAulay
Barbara McAulay, 1952
Personal information
Birth nameBarbara Ethel McAulay
Born15 March 1929
Victoria, Australia
Died (aged 91)[1]
Sport
CountryAustralia
Event(s)3m springboard, 10m platform
TeamAustralian Commonwealth Games team, Australian Olympic team
PartnerTom Donnet (d. 1978)
Retired2016
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's Diving
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1954 Vancouver10m platform
Silver medal – second place1954 Vancouver3m springboard

Diving career

McAulay won the gold medal at 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, in the 10m platform,[3] and in the 3m springboard, she finished second to Phyllis Long.[4] At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics McAulay finished 13th in the 3m springboard and 14th in the 10m platform.[5]

In 1957, McAulay toured the United States of America as a professional diver in the Water Follies. Upon her return, McAulay, with her husband Tom Donnet, taught swimming and diving in Melbourne and toured country Victoria, running clinics and exhibitions. Upon Tom's death in 1978, Barbara took over the elite diving squad and produced divers who competed at World Age Championships, Commonwealth Games, World Championships, and Olympics over a span of 16 years. She was a coach at the 1982 and 1990 Commonwealth Games, as well as the 1992 Olympic Games. She continued to coach diving until her retirement in 2016.

Personal

McAulay married Olympic diving coach Tom Donnet.[6] She was the mother of Jenny Donnet, a four time Olympic diver, and Barbi Donnet, an Australian representative at world level in diving.[2] McAulay died on 5 November 2020 at the age of 91.[1][7]

References
  1. "Barbara•McAulay". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. "Barbara MacAulay Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. "Diving 10m Platform - Women Kingston 1966 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. "Diving 3m Springboard - Women Vancouver 1954 | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. "1956 Summer Olympics - The Results (Diving)". www.sport-olympic.gr. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. "Irene Donnet: An Unassuming Champion". Commonwealth Games Australia. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. "Vale Barbara Donnet – central to a diving dynasty". Commonwealth Games Australia. 6 November 2020. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.


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