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- 1 2 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Tammy Hazleton. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games, Women's 200 metres Breaststroke Round One. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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