Cecil Healy

Cecil Healy
Personal information
Full nameCecil Patrick Healy
NationalityAustralian
Born(1881-11-28)28 November 1881
Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Died29 August 1918(1918-08-29) (aged 36)
Somme, France
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubEast Sydney ASC
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Australasia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm 100 m freestyle
Representing  Australia
Intercalated Games
Bronze medal – third place 1906 Athens 100 m freestyle
Healy, seated at left, with Manly Swimming Club teammates

Cecil Patrick Healy (28 November 1881 – 29 August 1918) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s, who won silver in the 100 m freestyle at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.[1] He also won gold in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. He was killed in the First World War at the Somme during an attack on a German trench. Healy was the second swimmer behind Frederick Lane to represent Australia in Swimming and has been allocated the number "2" by Swimming Australia on a list of all Australians who have represented Australia at an Open International Level.

  1. ^ "Cecil Healy". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

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