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'''John William Barrie Devenport''' (7 October 1935 – 25 July 2010, often mistakenly reported as "Barrie Davenport") was a [[New Zealand]] [[swimmer]] and [[surf lifesaving|lifesaver]] who was the first person in modern history to swim [[Cook Strait]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/3957755/First-man-to-swim-Cook-Strait-dies |title=First man to swim Cook Strait dies |author=New Zealand Press Association |author-link=New Zealand Press Association |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |publisher=[[Fairfax New Zealand]] |date=26 July 2010 |accessdate=31 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https:// |
'''John William Barrie Devenport''' (7 October 1935 – 25 July 2010, often mistakenly reported as "Barrie Davenport") was a [[New Zealand]] [[swimmer]] and [[surf lifesaving|lifesaver]] who was the first person in modern history to swim [[Cook Strait]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/3957755/First-man-to-swim-Cook-Strait-dies |title=First man to swim Cook Strait dies |author=New Zealand Press Association |author-link=New Zealand Press Association |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |publisher=[[Fairfax New Zealand]] |date=26 July 2010 |accessdate=31 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728073230/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/3957755/First-man-to-swim-Cook-Strait-dies |archivedate=28 July 2010 }}</ref> |
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Devenport was born in [[Wellington]] on 7 October 1935.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19351008.2.2.2 | title=Births | date=8 October 1935 | work=Evening Post | accessdate=23 August 2014 | page=1}}</ref> On 20 November 1962, at the age of 27, he swam from [[Cape Terawhiti]] in the [[North Island]] to [[Wellington Rock]] in the [[South Island]] in 11 hours, 13 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzhalloffame.co.nz/Inductees/D/Barrie-Devenport.aspx |title=Barrie Devenport |date= |website= |publisher=New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame |accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1995.<ref name="DomPost">{{cite news | url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/3959510/Devenports-swim-stopped-a-nation | title= Devenport's swim stopped a nation | date=27 July 2010 | work=Dominion Post | accessdate=23 August 2014 | first=Mark | last=Geenty}}</ref> |
Devenport was born in [[Wellington]] on 7 October 1935.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19351008.2.2.2 | title=Births | date=8 October 1935 | work=Evening Post | accessdate=23 August 2014 | page=1}}</ref> On 20 November 1962, at the age of 27, he swam from [[Cape Terawhiti]] in the [[North Island]] to [[Wellington Rock]] in the [[South Island]] in 11 hours, 13 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzhalloffame.co.nz/Inductees/D/Barrie-Devenport.aspx |title=Barrie Devenport |date= |website= |publisher=New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame |accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1995.<ref name="DomPost">{{cite news | url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/3959510/Devenports-swim-stopped-a-nation | title= Devenport's swim stopped a nation | date=27 July 2010 | work=Dominion Post | accessdate=23 August 2014 | first=Mark | last=Geenty}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:40, 25 June 2022
John William Barrie Devenport (7 October 1935 – 25 July 2010, often mistakenly reported as "Barrie Davenport") was a New Zealand swimmer and lifesaver who was the first person in modern history to swim Cook Strait.[1]
Devenport was born in Wellington on 7 October 1935.[2] On 20 November 1962, at the age of 27, he swam from Cape Terawhiti in the North Island to Wellington Rock in the South Island in 11 hours, 13 minutes.[3] He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[4]
He died in 2010 on the Gold Coast, Australia, after an 18-month battle with cancer.[4]
References
- ^ New Zealand Press Association (26 July 2010). "First man to swim Cook Strait dies". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax New Zealand. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "Births". Evening Post. 8 October 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "Barrie Devenport". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ a b Geenty, Mark (27 July 2010). "Devenport's swim stopped a nation". Dominion Post. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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