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Willie Francis
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Full name	William Francis
Nickname	"Willie"
National team	Great Britain
Born	23 February 1911; Dunfermline, Scotland
Died	April 1997 (aged 86)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Renfrew District ASC
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Scotland
British Empire Games

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William Francis (23 February 1911 – April 1997) was a Scottish competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and competed for Scotland in the British Empire Games.

Biography

He was born in Dunfermline.

At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the men's 100-metre backstroke event. Four years later at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 100-metre backstroke.

At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 100-yard backstroke contest. Four years later at the Empire Games in Sydney he won the gold medal in the 100-yard backstroke. He was also a member of the Scottish team which won the silver medal in the 3×110-yard medley relay. He also participated in the 1938 Empire Games but was unplaced in the 110-yard backstroke contest.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "William 'Willie' Francis | Scottish Swimming". www.scottishswimming.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^ "For the Glory of the Sport" (PDF).

External links

sports-reference.com

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[1] "William 'Willie' Francis | Scottish Swimming". www.scottishswimming.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

[2] "For the Glory of the Sport" (PDF).

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+| birth_place    = [[Dunfermline|Dunfermline, Scotland]]
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+{{MedalGold | [[1934 British Empire Games|1934 London]] | 100 yd backstroke}}
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-'''William "Willie" Francis''' (23 February 1911 &ndash; April 1997) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[backstroke]] [[Swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who competed for [[Great Britain]] in the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[1932 Summer Olympics]].
+'''William Francis''' (23 February 1911 – April 1997) was a Scottish competitive [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] and [[backstroke]] specialist who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and competed for Scotland in the [[British Empire Games]].
+==Biography==
 He was born in [[Dunfermline]].
-In 1928 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 metre backstroke event]].
+At the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] in Amsterdam, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|men's 100-metre backstroke event]].  Four years later at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]] in Los Angeles, he was eliminated in the first round of the [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|men's 100-metre backstroke]].
+At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 100-yard backstroke contest.  Four years later at the Empire Games in Sydney he won the gold medal in the 100-yard backstroke.  He was also a member of the Scottish team which won the silver medal in the 3×110-yard medley relay.  He also participated in the 1938 Empire Games but was unplaced in the 110-yard backstroke contest.<ref>{{Cite web|title=William 'Willie' Francis {{!}} Scottish Swimming|url=http://www.scottishswimming.com/compete/halloffame/william-willie-francis.aspx|access-date=2020-09-17|website=www.scottishswimming.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=For the Glory of the Sport|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/For_The_Glory_Of_Sport.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
-Four years later in Los Angeles he was eliminated in the first round of the [[Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke|Olympic 100 metre backstroke competition]].
+==See also==
-At the 1930 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 100 yards backstroke contest. Four years later at the Empire Games in Sydney he won the gold medal in the 100 yards backstroke event. He was also part of the Scottish team which won the silver medal in the 3×110 yards medley competition. He also participated in the 1938 Empire Games but was unplaced in the 110 yards backstroke contest.
+* [[List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/william-francis-1.html sports-reference.com]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200222000340/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/search/athlete_search.cgi?search=william+francis+ sports-reference.com]
 {{Footer Commonwealth Champions 100m Backstroke Men}}
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+[[Category:Scottish male backstroke swimmers]]
-[[Category:Olympic swimmers of Great Britain]]
+[[Category:British male backstroke swimmers]]
+[[Category:Olympic swimmers for Great Britain]]
 [[Category:Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics]]
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+[[Category:Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games]]
+[[Category:Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games]]
+[[Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen]]