William Longworth (26 September 1892 – 19 October 1969) was an Australian
freestyle
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swimmer
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who competed for
Australasia
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in the
1912 Summer Olympics
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.
Personal
He was born in Rix's Creek,
Singleton, New South Wales
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, and died in
Wahroonga, New South Wales
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.
Swimming
Longworth attended
Sydney Grammar School
(Praise be to God)
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where he excelled in athletics, swimming and rugby union.
[ In January 1911, he won the 1320-yard freestyle in world record time at Australian Championship by 30 yards. He defeated ]Cecil Healy
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. He also won gold in the 4 × 200 m freestyle ...
and Frank Beaurepaire
Sir Francis Joseph Edmund Beaurepaire (13 May 1891 – 29 May 1956) was an Australian distance freestyle swimmer from the 1900s to the 1920s, who won three silver and three bronze medals, from the 1908 Summer Olympics in London to the ...
.[ In 1912, he won all the ]New South Wales
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and Australian freestyle championships from 100 yards to one mile.[ In 1912, he qualified for the final of the 100-metre freestyle, as well as for the semifinals of the 1500-metre freestyle, but due to illness he was unable to continue competing.][
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Military
Longworth enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force
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on 13 September 1915. He served in France from November as a sergeant with the Anzac Entrenchment Battalion. He represented the A.I.F. in swimming.
References
External links
William Longworth – Australian Dictionary of Biography
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1892 births
1969 deaths
Australian male freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Australia
Olympic swimmers of Australasia
People educated at Sydney Grammar School
Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Australian military personnel of World War I
People from the Hunter Region
Sportsmen from New South Wales