Walter Brack

Walter Brack (born December 20, 1880 in Berlin ; † October 20, 1919 there ) was a German swimmer .

At the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis , he was Olympic champion over 100 yards in the backstroke . There were no heats in this competition and the pool was 100 yards long so there was no need to turn in this race . As a further specialty, only US and German swimmers took part on this route. Over 440 yards chest he won the silver medal in these games. At the German swimming championships in 1903 and 1904 , he was twice in a row German champion over 100 m back for his club Charlottenburg 87 .

In 1997 he was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .

Web links

Walter Brack in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
Walter Brack in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ Death register Berlin XII b, 1919, entry no.2055

personal data
SURNAME	Brack, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 20, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	October 20, 1919
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Death register Berlin XII b, 1919, entry no.2055