1935 - Today
Joan Cynthia Harrison (later Breetzke, born 29 November 1935) is a retired South African swimmer who won the 100 m backstroke event at the 1952 Olympics.Harrison's mother was a swimmer and her father played rugby. Joan went to Clarendon High School for Girls in East London. At age 13, she held three junior and two senior national records, and two national senior swimming titles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Harrison has received more than 6,610 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Harrison is the 83rd most popular swimmer, the 173rd most popular biography from South Africa and the most popular South African Swimmer.
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Among swimmers, Joan Harrison ranks 83 out of 392. Before her are Inge de Bruijn, Lynn Burke, Ada Kok, Adelaide Lambert, Jack Medica, and Katinka Hosszú. After her are Krisztina Egerszegi, Wally Ris, Felipe Muñoz, Anthony Nesty, Fanny Durack, and Gunnar Larsson.
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 77
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 78
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 79
1907 - 1996
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 80
1914 - 1985
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 81
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 82
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 83
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 84
1924 - 1989
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 85
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 86
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 87
1889 - 1956
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 88
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 89
Among people born in 1935, Joan Harrison ranks 427. Before her are Rudi Hoffmann, Kazimierz Paździor, Dorothy Provine, Daniel Williams, Carol Shields, and Prem Chopra. After her are Bob Denver, Mal Anderson, Tibor Pézsa, Anne Reid, J. G. Farrell, and Walter Mahlendorf.
1935 - 2020
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 421
1935 - 2010
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 422
1935 - 2010
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 423
1935 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 424
1935 - 2003
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 425
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 426
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 427
1935 - 2005
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 428
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 429
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 430
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 431
1935 - 1979
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 432
1935 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 433
Among people born in South Africa, Joan Harrison ranks 173 out of 374. Before her are Enoch Sontonga (1873), Caster Semenya (1991), Christian Gitsham (1888), Griselda Pollock (1949), Dimas (1969), and Antjie Krog (1952). After her are Doug Serrurier (1920), Wendy Beckett (1930), Austin Stevens (1950), Mike Melvill (1940), David Benatar (1966), and Albertina Sisulu (1918).
1873 - 1905
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 167
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 168
1888 - 1956
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 169
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 170
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 171
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 172
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 173
1920 - 2006
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 174
1930 - 2018
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 175
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 176
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 177
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 178
1918 - 2011
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 179
Among swimmers born in South Africa, Joan Harrison ranks 1. After her are Natalie du Toit (1984), Cameron van der Burgh (1988), Chad le Clos (1992), Penelope Heyns (1974), Roland Schoeman (1980), and Tatjana Schoenmaker (1997).
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 1
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.06
Rank: 2
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.84
Rank: 3
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.81
Rank: 4
1974 - Present
HPI: 26.02
Rank: 5
1980 - Present
HPI: 25.36
Rank: 6
1997 - Present
HPI: 24.53
Rank: 7