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Otto Fahr (; August 19, 1892 – February 28, 1969) was a German

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

, who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. He was born and died in

Bad Cannstatt Bad Cannstatt, also called Cannstatt (until July 23, 1933) or Kannstadt (until 1900), is one of the outer stadtbezirke, or city boroughs, of Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Bad Cannstatt is the oldest and most populous of Stuttgart's b ...

. Fahr participated in only one event and won the silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke competition.

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1892 births 1969 deaths Male backstroke swimmers German male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Germany Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany World record setters in swimming Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Olympic silver medalists in swimming Nazi Party members {{Germany-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub