William Pearson (10 December 1916 – 29 February 2004) was a British

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 ...

. He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

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1916 births 2004 deaths British male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing British male freestyle swimmers {{UK-swimming-bio-stub