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Bob Skelton

1903 - 1977

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Robert Danforth Skelton (June 25, 1903 – June 25, 1977) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Skelton was born in Wilmette, Illinois. He gained much of his swimming prowess while training and competing with the outstanding swimming program of the Illinois Athletic Club under Hall of Fame Coach Bill Bachrach. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Skelton has received more than 3,738 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Skelton is the 138th most popular swimmer, the 10,598th most popular biography from United States and the 51st most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Bob Skelton ranks 138 out of 709. Before him are Jan Henne, Claudia Kolb, Jennie Fletcher, Adolph Kiefer, Warren Kealoha, and Shirley Stobs. After him are Kathy Ellis, Inge de Bruijn, Wilhelm Lützow, Pua Kealoha, Andrea Pollack, and George Vernot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Bob Skelton ranks 343. Before him are Helena Nordheim, John Miller, Otto von Porat, Luther Adler, Warren Kealoha, and Lennox Berkeley. After him are Harold Whitlock, Santiago Benítez, Josephine Hutchinson, Jimmy Ball, Tadeusz Friedrich, and Kazimierz Kordylewski. Among people deceased in 1977, Bob Skelton ranks 254. Before him are Jean Taris, Arvo Haavisto, Artur Adson, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Hugo Lahtinen, and Ricardo Cortez. After him are Guy Lombardo, Ernő Nagy, Johannes Terwogt, Ivan Artobolevsky, Sleepy John Estes, and Alan Reed.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Skelton ranks 10,598 out of 20,380. Before him are Bridgette Wilson (1973), Peter Cooper (1791), Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (1964), Joseph Stadler (1880), Barrie M. Osborne (1944), and George Saunders (1958). After him are Donald Piper (1911), Thora Birch (1982), Jim Starlin (1949), Gladys Brockwell (1893), David McCullough (1933), and Maxine Kumin (1925).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Bob Skelton ranks 51. Before him are Perry McGillivray (1893), Jan Henne (1947), Claudia Kolb (1949), Adolph Kiefer (1918), Warren Kealoha (1903), and Shirley Stobs (1942). After him are Kathy Ellis (1946), Pua Kealoha (1902), Jack Medica (1914), Bill Mulliken (1939), Raymond Thorne (1887), and Eleanor Holm (1913).

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