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Callaghan

[kal-uh-han, -huhn, -guhn]

noun

  1. (Leonard) James, 1912–2005, British political leader: prime minister 1976–79.

  2. Morley Edward, 1903–90, Canadian novelist.



Callaghan

/ ˈkæləˌhæn /

noun

  1. ( Leonard ) James, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff. 1912–2005, British Labour statesman; prime minister (1976–79)

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Mollie O'Callaghan, the Olympic 200m freestyle champion, said she was grateful to train alongside her while sprint king Kyle Chalmers added: "I'm so proud of you. You are a legend in and out of the pool."

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Mollie O'Callaghan led all the way in winning the 200m freestyle in an Australian record of 1:50.77.

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McKeown, a five-time Olympic gold medallist who claimed a backstroke double at this year's World Championships in Singapore, led an Aussie one-two ahead of Mollie O'Callaghan.

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When a letter from the BBC proposing the production landed on the desk of Lesley Callaghan, the club's head of PR, she and the board saw it as an opportunity to document a "historic moment".

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When the time came for an advance screening, Callaghan, who later became a club director, travelled to a BBC base in London with Murray and Fickling where the trio dispensed with the buffet such was their eagerness to watch all five episodes.

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