William Henry (swimmer)
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| Full name | William Henry | ||||||||||||
| National team |
 Great Britain | ||||||||||||
| Born |
28 June 1859 St Pancras, London, England | ||||||||||||
| Died |
20 March 1928 (aged 68) St Pancras, London, England | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | ||||||||||||
| Club | London Leander SC | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Henry (28 June 1859 – 20 March 1928), born Joseph Nawrocki, was an English competitive swimmer and lifesaver who represented Great Britain in international competition.
He was of Polish ancestry, and changed his original Polish surname Nawrocki to the English "Henry". He died in the Pancras district of London at aged 68.[1] He was a co-founder of the Royal Life Saving Society. As a swimmer he won a number of national and European championships. In 1906, at 46, he became the oldest ever Olympic medal winner in swimming as a member of the British men's 4×250-metre relay team which won the bronze medal. He won a gold medal in the 1900 Summer Olympics for Water Polo.
Henry is an International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee.
See also
References
- ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: William Henry; Jan-Feb-Mar quarter 1928; Age: 67; District: Pancras; Volume: 1b; Page: 79.
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