Herbert Nankiville (7 June 1917 – 6 June 1977) was a champion

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who won the Australian national 440 yards freestyle championship in 1936.Nankiville defeats Crawford in 440
/ref> He was inducted into the Goldfields Sporting Hall of Fame in

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, where he also has a road, Nankiville Road, named after him.

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Australian male freestyle swimmers 1977 deaths 1917 births People from Coolgardie, Western Australia {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub