Bill Harris (swimmer)
William White Harris, Jr. (October 26, 1897 – March 7, 1961) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.[1] Harris competed in the men's 100-meter freestyle, advanced to the final, and received the bronze medal for his third-place finish in 1:03.0.[1][2] He also swam in the men's 400-meter freestyle; he advanced to the event semifinal and posted a time of 5:36.0.[1][3]
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| Full name | William White Harris, Jr. | |||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Bill" | |||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||
| Born | October 26, 1897 Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||||||||
| Died | March 7, 1961 (aged 63) Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||
| Club | Outrigger Canoe Club | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Bill Harris. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Men's 100 metres Freestyle Final Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Men's 400 metres Freestyle. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
External links
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- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Harris". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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