Frederick Holman (swimmer)

Frederick Holman

Holman and coach
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Holman
National team	Great Britain
Born	(1883-02-09)9 February 1883[1] Dawlish, England
Died	23 January 1913(1913-01-23) (aged 29) Exeter, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Dawlish Swimming Club
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1908 London 200 m breaststroke

Frederick Holman (9 February 1883 – 23 January 1913) was an English competitive swimmer from Dawlish, Devon, England.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

References

1. Frederick Holman at Olympedia (archive)
2. Dawlish Swimming Club, Dawlish Club History Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Fred Holman Archived September 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
4. "Frederick Holman (GBR)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

External links

• Frederick Holman at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Frederick Holman at Olympedia