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| fullname = Thomas Sydney Battersby
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|11|18|df=y}}
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'''Thomas Sydney Battersby''' (18 November 1887 &ndash; 3 September 1974) was an English competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who represented Great Britain in [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] events at two consecutive Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/47198 |title=Sydney Battersby |work=Olympedia |access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref>
'''Thomas Sydney Battersby''' (born 18 November 1887,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=5411| title=British Olympic Association profile}}</ref> [[Wigan]] district,<ref>England and Wales Birth Register Index; Thomas Sidney Battersby; district: Wigan; volume:8c; page: 115</ref> date of death unknown) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle]] swimmer who competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] and [[1912 Summer Olympics]].


At the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] hosted by London, he won a silver medal in the [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|men's 1500-metre freestyle]], finishing second with a time of 22:51.2, behind fellow Briton [[Henry Taylor (swimmer)|Henry Taylor]] (22:48.4), and ahead of Australian [[Frank Beaurepaire]] (22:56.2).<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/SWI/mens-1500-metres-freestyle-final.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044624/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/SWI/mens-1500-metres-freestyle-final.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle Final |access-date=19 May 2015}}</ref> He also advanced to the semifinals in the [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle|400-metre freestyle]].<ref name=sroprofile>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/sydney-battersby-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165411/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/sydney-battersby-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Sydney Battersby |access-date=19 May 2015}}</ref>
In the 1908 Olympics he reached the semifinals in the 400 metre freestyle and won a silver medal in the 1500 metre freestyle.


Four years later at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]] in Stockholm, Sweden, Battersby won a bronze medal as a member of the third-place British men's team in the [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200-metre relay]]. He also reached the semifinals of the [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle|400-metre freestyle]] and [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle|1500-metre freestyle]].<ref name=sroprofile/>
Four years later he reached the semifinals in the 400 metre freestyle and 1500 metre freestyle. He was also a member of British 4×200 metre relay team, which won a bronze medal.

During the course of his competitive swimming career, Battersby set four world records in freestyle events, including the 400-metre, 330-yard, 440-yard and one-mile distances.<ref name=ishofprofile>{{cite web |url=http://www.ishof.org/sydney-battersby.html |title=Sydney Battersby (GBR) |website=ISHOF.org |publisher=[[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] |access-date=19 May 2015 |archive-date=20 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520163709/http://www.ishof.org/sydney-battersby.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Battersby had a reputation for physical toughness; at the 1908 Olympics, he continued to swim at the end of the 1500-metre event – a shorter distance than the imperial mile – in an attempt to break the world record for the mile freestyle. He fell short of breaking the world record, but did set a new British national mark.<ref>David Prentice, "[http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/other-sport/merseysides-100-olympians-no-43-3342197 Merseyside's 100 Olympians: No. 43 Thomas Sydney Battersby]", ''The Liverpool Echo'' (14 June 2012). Retrieved 19 May 2015.</ref>

He was born in [[Platt Bridge]], near [[Wigan]], [[Lancashire]], England, and died in [[Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia.<ref name=sroprofile/> He was posthumously inducted into the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] as an "Honor Swimmer" in 2007.<ref name=ishofprofile/>

==See also==
* [[List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame]]
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* [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)]]
* [[World record progression 400 metres freestyle]]


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070828150316/http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=5411 British Olympic Association profile]
*[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BATTETHO01 Olympics Database Profile]


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Latest revision as of 02:19, 17 August 2023

Sydney Battersby
Battersby in 1908
Personal information
Full nameThomas Sydney Battersby
National teamGreat Britain
Born(1887-11-18)18 November 1887
Platt Bridge, Wigan, United Kingdom
Died3 September 1974(1974-09-03) (aged 86)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubWigan Swim Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1908 London 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm 4×200 m freestyle

Thomas Sydney Battersby (18 November 1887 – 3 September 1974) was an English competition swimmer who represented Great Britain in freestyle events at two consecutive Olympic Games.[1]

At the 1908 Summer Olympics hosted by London, he won a silver medal in the men's 1500-metre freestyle, finishing second with a time of 22:51.2, behind fellow Briton Henry Taylor (22:48.4), and ahead of Australian Frank Beaurepaire (22:56.2).[2] He also advanced to the semifinals in the 400-metre freestyle.[3]

Four years later at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, Battersby won a bronze medal as a member of the third-place British men's team in the 4×200-metre relay. He also reached the semifinals of the 400-metre freestyle and 1500-metre freestyle.[3]

During the course of his competitive swimming career, Battersby set four world records in freestyle events, including the 400-metre, 330-yard, 440-yard and one-mile distances.[4] Battersby had a reputation for physical toughness; at the 1908 Olympics, he continued to swim at the end of the 1500-metre event – a shorter distance than the imperial mile – in an attempt to break the world record for the mile freestyle. He fell short of breaking the world record, but did set a new British national mark.[5]

He was born in Platt Bridge, near Wigan, Lancashire, England, and died in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[3] He was posthumously inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 2007.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sydney Battersby". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle Final". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sydney Battersby". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Sydney Battersby (GBR)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. ^ David Prentice, "Merseyside's 100 Olympians: No. 43 Thomas Sydney Battersby", The Liverpool Echo (14 June 2012). Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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