John Derbyshire

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John Derbyshire
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gold 1900 Paris Water polo
gold 1908 London 4 × 200 m freestyle
bronze 1906 Athens 4 x 250 meter relay freestyle

John Henry "Rob" Derbyshire (born November 29, 1878 in Manchester , † July 30, 1938 in Baslow ) was a British swimmer and water polo player .

Career

Derbyshire won a total of ten individual competitions of the Amateur Swimming Association in England between 1898 and 1904 , including six victories in 100 yards freestyle competitions. In 1907, he became the first Briton to swim this distance in less than a minute. He took part in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris , where he won the gold medal in water polo, which was previously considered a swimming sport. At the Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens in 1906 , he took part in the 4 × 250 m freestyle relay and won the bronze medal. With the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, he won the gold medal two years later at the next regular games in London. He took part again in Stockholm in 1912 in the 100 m freestyle competition, but could not reach the final.

Derbyshire worked full time as a lifeguard.

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SURNAME Derbyshire, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Derbyshire, John Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British swimmer and water polo player
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Manchester
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 1938
Place of death Baslow