Herbert Haresnape
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| Full name | Herbert Nickal Haresnape | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Bert" | ||||||||||||
| National team |
 Great Britain | ||||||||||||
| Born |
2 July 1880 Birkenhead, England | ||||||||||||
| Died |
17 December 1962 (aged 82) Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 lb (58 kg; 9.1 st) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||
| Club | Liverpool Swimming Club | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Herbert Nickal Haresnape (2 July 1880 – 17 December 1962) was an English competitive swimmer from West Derby,[1] who represented Great Britain in two Olympic Games in the early 1900s.
At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, he won a bronze medal in the men's 100-metre backstroke. Four years later at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, he advanced to the semifinals in 100-metre backstroke.
See also
References
- ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Herbert Nickal Haresnape; Jul-Aug-Sep quarter 1880; District: West Derby; Volume: 8b; Page: 426.
External links
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