Harry Glancy
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Full name | Harrison Smith Glancy | ||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1904-09-17)September 17, 1904 Bens Run, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Died | September 22, 2002(2002-09-22) (aged 98) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Club | Penn Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
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Harrison Smith Glancy (September 17, 1904 – September 22, 2002) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1] In 1924, he won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay,[2] together with teammates Ralph Breyer, Wally O'Connor and Johnny Weissmuller.[1][3] Glancy and his American teammates set new world records in both the semifinals (9:59.4) and final (9:53.4).[1]
Glancy was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1990.[4]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harry Glancy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ "Harry Glancy". Olympedia. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ "Harrison Glancy (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
External links
- Harry Glancy at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Harry Glancy at World Aquatics
- Harry Glancy at Olympics.com
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- Ralph Breyer
- Harry Glancy
- Dick Howell
- Duke Kahanamoku
- Samuel Kahanamoku
- Warren Kealoha
- Bill Kirschbaum
- Henry Luning
- Wally O'Connor
- Bob Skelton
- Adam Smith
- Lester Smith
- Johnny Weissmuller
- Paul Wyatt
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