Mina Wylie, Australian pioneer and champion swimmer first learnt to swim at Bronte Baths. Her father, Henry Alexander (‘Harry’) Wylie, himself a champion long distance swimmer and diver, leased Bronte Baths from Waverley Council 1 November 1895 to June 1901. 

Mina became Australia’s first female Olympic silver medalist when she came second to Fanny Durack in the women’s 100m freestyle at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. 

Mina had a long and highly successful Australian and international swimming career and went on to world-wide fame. Her amazing swimming ability is recognized by her inclusion in the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Florida.