Alois Anderle
Alois Anderle 
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| Surname: | Alois Anderle |
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 Empire of Austria
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle, underwater swimming |
| Society: | Vienna AC |
| Birthday: | July 7, 1869 |
| Place of birth: |
Vienna , Austrian Empire
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| Date of death: | 1953 |
| Place of death: |
Long Island , United States
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Alois Anderle (born July 7, 1869 in Vienna , † 1953 on Long Island , United States ) was an Austrian swimmer and water polo player .
biography
In 1899, Anderle swam from Vienna to Pressburg in seven hours without a boat escort . In 1900 he became Austrian runner-up in head wide jumping . At an international competition in Vienna in 1904, he took second place in the crab swimming .
He took part in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris . Over 100 meters freestyle he was eliminated in the preliminary run. In underwater swimming , he finished 14th.
In 1909, when he emigrated to New York, he was the first to swim the length of Boston Harbor from Charlestown Bridge to the lighthouse.
Web links
- Alois Anderle in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Anderle, Alois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1869 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1953 |
| Place of death | Long Island , United States |