Herbert Haresnape
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Herbert Nickal Haresnape (2 July 1880 – 17 December 1962) was an English competitive swimmer from West Derby,[1] who represented Great Britain in two Olympic Games in the early 1900s.[2]
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Full name | Herbert Nickal Haresnape | ||||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1880-07-02)2 July 1880 Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 17 December 1962(1962-12-17) (aged 82) Birkenhead, England | ||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 128 lb (58 kg; 9.1 st) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||
Club | Liverpool Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, he won a bronze medal in the men's 100-metre backstroke. Four years later at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, he advanced to the semifinals in 100-metre backstroke.