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Cecil Healy

1881 - 1918

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Cecil Patrick Healy (28 November 1881 – 29 August 1918) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s, who won silver in the 100 m freestyle at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He also won gold in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. He was killed in the First World War at the Somme during an attack on a German trench. Healy was the second swimmer behind Frederick Lane to represent Australia in Swimming and has been allocated the number "2" by Swimming Australia on a list of all Australians who have represented Australia at an Open International Level. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cecil Healy has received more than 53,416 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Cecil Healy is the 179th most popular swimmer, the 425th most popular biography from Australia and the 11th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Cecil Healy ranks 179 out of 709. Before him are Mina Wylie, Bruce Furniss, Felipe Muñoz, Brenda Helser, Kiki Caron, and Rica Reinisch. After him are László Cseh, César Cielo, Mike Troy, Stephen Rerych, Doug Russell, and Ute Geweniger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Cecil Healy ranks 230. Before him are Horace Bailey, Eetje Sol, Delfina Bunge, Lascelles Abercrombie, Alice Wilson, and Margaret Wycherly. After him are Robert Stangland, Élie Blanchard, Éamonn Ceannt, Eleonora Sears, Louis Baillon, and Padraic Colum. Among people deceased in 1918, Cecil Healy ranks 184. Before him are Arthur O'Hara Wood, J. Donald Cameron, Amalie Materna, Walter Rauschenbusch, Ernie Parker, and Gaston Salmon. After him are John Forrest, and John Redmond.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Cecil Healy ranks 425 out of 1,143. Before him are Melissa Hoskins (1991), Judy Tegart-Dalton (1937), Sarah Snook (1987), Michael Joseph Savage (1872), Mark Bresciano (1980), and Nathaniel Buzolic (1983). After him are Brett Tucker (1972), Steven Bradbury (1973), Billy Bevan (1887), Mick Harvey (1958), Nick Kyrgios (1995), and Paul England (1929).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Cecil Healy ranks 11. Before him are Lyn McClements (1951), Leslie Boardman (1889), Faith Leech (1941), Clare Dennis (1916), Harold Hardwick (1888), and Mina Wylie (1891). After him are Shane Gould (1956), Kevin Berry (1945), Gail Neall (1955), Boy Charlton (1907), Jon Henricks (1935), and David Theile (1938).

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