Personal information | |
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Full name | William Henry Haynes |
Born | 1885or1886 |
Died | Victoria Park, Western Australia | 26 November 1954 (aged 68)
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
William Haynes was a British swimmer. [1] He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics. [2]
From 1905 to 1912, Haynes held all Scottish swimming championships from 100 yards up to half a mile. He was the first British amateur swimmer to swim 100 yards under the minute. His record—59 seconds—was achieved at the Scottish championships held at Leith. [3]
By 1915, he had migrated to Western Australia and that year won the state's 100 yards championship. [4]
In 1916, he married Mary Helena Philp in Perth, Western Australia. [5] She died in 1947. [6]
He was district officer of the Kalgoorlie Fire Brigade for almost ten years until being promoted in October 1943. His next appointment was to the Victoria Park District, Western Australia. [7]
Haynes died at Victoria Park on 26 November 1954, aged 68. [8] He was buried in the Presbyterian portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia. [8] [7]
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