An Olympic Silver Medalist In the Pool, Katie Grimes Finishes Top 15 In The Marathon Swim
Marathon swimmers face all sorts of conditions. In Paris, the open-water swimmers faced a mean current.
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Athlete Bio#
Age
Died (Aged 88)
1885-1973
Hometown
Dayton, OH
Personal
Major influence on the development of American swimming, adapting the Australian crawl and adding a six-beat kick...Posted 14 world records in a four-day period in 1905...Was also the bridge and squash champion at the New York Athletic Club...Became a top amateur golfer in addition to his swimming talents.Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 7-time Olympic medalist (4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
- Olympic Games London 1908, gold (100m Freestyle - Men), bronze (4 x 200m Freestyle Relay - Men)
- Olympic Games St. Louis 1904, gold (220 yards Freestyle - Men, 4 x 50 yards Freestyle Relay - Men, 440 yards Freestyle - Men), silver (100 yards Freestyle - Men), bronze (50 yards Freestyle - Men)
Hall Of Fame Bio #
Charles Daniels was a seven-time Olympic medalist and world-record holder in two freestyle swimming events. He also pioneered the front crawl Swimming style, inventing the “American crawl.” Born in Dayton, Ohio, Daniels began his Swimming career at the New York Athletic Club in 1903. A year later, he became the first American to win an Olympic medal in Swimming at the Olympic Games St. Louis 1904. He would go on to win six more Olympic medals throughout his career, including three more gold medals. Daniels held every freestyle world record during his career, and he won 33 U.S. national championships. In 1965, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer. He passed away in 1973 at the age of 88 in Carmel Valley Village, California.
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