Robyn Thorn

Robyn Thorn

Personal information
Full name	Robyn Jean Thorn
National team	Australia
Born	(1945-11-26)26 November 1945 Queensland, Australia
Died	24 January 2026(2026-01-24) (aged 80)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Australia Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle relay British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth 4×110 yd freestyle 1962 Perth 110 yd freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 400 m freestyle 1970 Edinburgh 800 m freestyle

Robyn Jean Thorn (26 November 1945 – 24 January 2026)^[1], also known by her married name Robyn Nock, was an Australian freestyle swimmer who won the silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Coming from Kingaroy, Queensland, Thorn spent the majority of her career in the shadow of fellow Australian Dawn Fraser. Making her debut in the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, Thorn was part of the winning 4×110-yard freestyle relay team, and won silver in the corresponding individual event behind Fraser. Two years later in Tokyo, Thorn was a semifinalist in the 100-metre freestyle, won by Fraser. She combined with Fraser, Lyn Bell and Janice Murphy to finish second, 3.1 seconds behind the United States.

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)

• Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 434. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robyn Thorn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.