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American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
Harry Glancy
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American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
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Harrison Smith Glancy
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Place of birth
Bens Run
Death
22 September 2002 (aged 98 years)
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Place of death
New Orleans
Age
98 years
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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, the Netherlands. 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, together with teammates Ralph Breyer, Wally O'Connor and Johnny Weissmuller. Glancy and his American teammates set new world records in both the semifinals (9:59.4) and final (9:53.4).
Glancy was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1990.
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