Australian gold-medal swimmer, nicknamed Boy (8)

I believe the answer is:

charlton

(Other definitions for charlton that I've seen before include "at 16 down [MAN UNITED]" , "Hot Antarctic hell (anag)" , "Bobby --, knighted English footballer" , "Bobby --, former English footballer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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