Willie Francis (swimmer)
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Renfrew District ASC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
See also
References
- ^ "William 'Willie' Francis | Scottish Swimming". www.scottishswimming.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "For the Glory of the Sport" (PDF).
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- 1911 births
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- Scottish male backstroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Swimmers at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Swimmers at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland
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