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'''Thomas Sydney Battersby''' (18 November 1887 – 3 September 1974) was an English competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who represented Great Britain in [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] events at two consecutive Olympic Games |
'''Thomas Sydney Battersby''' (18 November 1887 – 3 September 1974) was an English competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who represented Great Britain in [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] events at two consecutive Olympic Games. |
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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> |
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> |
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Full name | Thomas Sydney Battersby | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Syd" | |||||||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Platt Bridge, Wigan, United Kingdom | 18 November 1887|||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 September 1974 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 86)|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Wigan Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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).[1] He also advanced to the semifinals in the 400-metre freestyle.[2]
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
He was born in Platt Bridge, near Wigan, Lancashire, England, and died in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[2] He was posthumously inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 2007.[3]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 400 metres freestyle
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honourees, Sydney Battersby (GBR). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ David Prentice, "Merseyside's 100 Olympians: No. 43 Thomas Sydney Battersby", The Liverpool Echo (14 June 2012). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
External links
- 1887 births
- 1974 deaths
- English male swimmers
- World record setters in swimming
- Male freestyle swimmers
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Sportspeople from Wigan
- People from Wigan
- Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in swimming