Deirdre Fraser is an Australian former World Champion lightweight rower.

When she began to represent at state and national level from 1991 she raced for the Melbourne University Boat Club.

[1] Fraser was first selected to represent Australia, for the 1991 World Rowing Championships in Vienna in the lightweight four.

[2] The following year Fraser saw world championship success at the 1992 World Rowing Championships in Montreal, Canada, when she won the world championship in the lightweight four, with Virginia Lee, Marina Cade, and Liz Moller.

[3] That same crew were selected for Račice 1993 to attempt to defend their title – they placed fourth.