Full name Frederick Holman Strokes Breaststroke Height 1.78 m Sport Swimming Role Swimmer | National team Great Britain Name Frederick Holman Nickname(s) "Fred" Club Dawlish Swimming Club Weight 71 kg | |
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Born March 1885 Dawlish, England Died January 23, 1913, Exeter, United Kingdom Olympic medals Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke | ||
Frederick Holman (March 1883 – 23 January 1913) was an English competitive swimmer from Dawlish, Devon, England. Holman represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the gold medal in the men's 200-metre breaststroke event and did not compete in any other events.
He died of typhoid fever in Exeter in January 1913 aged 29. He was married but had no children.
Holman is an "Honor Swimmer" member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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