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William Longworth

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William Longworth
Longworth at 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Longworth
National teamAustralia
Born(1892-09-26)26 September 1892
Singleton, New South Wales
Died19 October 1969(1969-10-19) (aged 77)
Wahroonga, New South Wales
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

William Longworth (26 September 1892 – 19 October 1969) was an Australian freestyle swimmer who competed for Australasia in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Personal

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He was born in Rix's Creek, Singleton, New South Wales, and died in Wahroonga, New South Wales.

Swimming

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Longworth attended Sydney Grammar School where he excelled in athletics, swimming and rugby union.[2] In January 1911, he won the 1320-yard freestyle in world record time at Australian Championship by 30 yards. He defeated Cecil Healy and Frank Beaurepaire.[2] In 1912, he won all the New South Wales and Australian freestyle championships from 100 yards to one mile.[2] 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.[2]

Military

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Longworth enlisted in the First Australian Imperial Force on 13 September 1915.[2] He served in France from November as a sergeant with the Anzac Entrenchment Battalion. He represented the A.I.F. in swimming.

References

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  1. ^ "William Longworth". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Longworth, William (Bill) (1892–1969)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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