Leslie Savage
 British 4×200 m team at 1920 Olympics; Savage is first on right. | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leslie Savage | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1897 Sutton, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 August 1979 (aged 82) Worthing, England | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leslie Savage (16 March 1897 – 26 August 1979) was a British freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1920, he won a bronze medal as a member of the British team in the men's 4×200-metre relay. He competed in the semifinal of the 100-metre freestyle. In 1924, he swam the final leg in the first qualifying heat of the 4×200-metre relay event as a member of the British team but was later replaced by John Thomson in the semifinal and final. The British team finished in fifth place.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Leslie Savage". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Leslie Savage. sports-reference.com
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