George Ernest Morrison Henry (13 May 1904 – 3 June 1998) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s, who won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He also competed in the 100-metre freestyle in the same event. He spent the majority of his career in the shadow of his Manly Swimming Club teammate Boy Charlton.
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| Full name | George Ernest Morrison Henry | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1904 Grafton, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 June 1998 (aged 94) Port Macquarie, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Manly Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Henry was 18 years of age when he was selected for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Competing in the 100-metre freestyle, he reached the semifinals, where he was eliminated. Henry combined with Australian teammates Frank Beaurepaire, Moss Christie and Charlton to claim the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. The American relay team, led by Johnny Weissmuller, bested the Australians by almost 7 seconds to set a new world record.
Henry attended Sydney Boys High School, graduating in 1923.[2] His older brothers Alfred and Goya Henry were also talented swimmers.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ernest Henry". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ http://www.shsobu.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sport.pdf Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Morcombe, John (8 February 2020). "Fairlight plane crash close to pilot's parents". The Manly Daily. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
Bibliography
edit- Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. pp. 203–204. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.
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