Frederick Holman (swimmer) explained

Frederick Holman
Fullname:Frederick Holman
National Team:Great Britain
Strokes:Breaststroke
Club:Dawlish Swimming Club
Birth Date:9 February 1883
Birth Place:Dawlish, England
Death Place:Exeter, England
Height:1.78m (05.84feet)
Weight:71kg (157lb)

Frederick Holman (9 February 1883 – 23 January 1913) was an English competitive swimmer from Dawlish, Devon, England.[1] Holman represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the gold medal in the men's 200-metre breaststroke event and did not compete in any other events.[2]

He died of typhoid fever in Exeter in January 1913 aged 29. He was married but had no children. Holman is an "Honor Swimmer" member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Dawlish Swimming Club, Dawlish Club History . Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Fred Holman . Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Frederick Holman (GBR) . ISHOF.org . . 8 October 2015 . 5 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905183335/http://ishof.org/frederick-holman-(gbr).html . dead .