Charles Daniels (swimmer)
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| Full name | Charles Meldrum Daniels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Charlie" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March 24, 1885 Dayton, Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 9, 1973 (aged 88) Carmel Valley Village, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Meldrum Daniels (March 24, 1885 – August 9, 1973) was an American competition swimmer, eight-time Olympic medalist, and world record-holder in two freestyle swimming events. Daniels was an innovator of the front crawl swimming style, inventing the "American crawl".[1]
Daniels began his swimming career with the New York Athletic Club in 1903. At the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, Daniels became the first American to win an Olympic medal, winning gold medals in both the 220- and 440-yard freestyle races.[1] Four years later, at the 1908 Olympics in London, Daniels won gold in the 100-meter freestyle.
Daniels was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1965.[2]
See also
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
- List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
- World record progression 100 metres freestyle
- World record progression 200 metres freestyle
References
- 1 2 Colwin, Cecil (February 2002). Breakthrough Swimming. Human Kinetics. p. 18. ISBN 0-7360-3777-2.
- ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Charles Daniels (USA). Retrieved March 15, 2015.
External links
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- Charles Daniels – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- "Eight Swimming Marks for Daniels", New York Times, January 1, 1911
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