
William Henry
Swimmer, Olympic athlete
1859 – 1928
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Who was William Henry?
William Henry was a British freestyle swimmer and lifesaver.
Henry was of Polish ancestry, and was born Joseph Nawrocki. He died in the Pancras district of London aged 67. 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 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.
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