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]