Walther Binner (28 January 1891 – 18 September 1971) was a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Breslau and died in

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

. In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 100 metre freestyle event. He was the president of swimming's world governing body,

FINA FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...

from 1932 to 1936, and was also a member of the

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* 1891 births 1971 deaths Sportspeople from Wrocław German male swimmers German male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Germany Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Presidents of World Aquatics German International Olympic Committee members {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub