George Ernest Morrison Henry (13 May 1904 – 3 June 1998) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s, who won a silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

. He also competed in the 100-metre freestyle in the same event. He spent the majority of his career in the shadow of his Manly Swimming Club teammate

Boy Charlton Andrew Murray "Boy" Charlton (12 August 1907 – 10 December 1975) was an Australian Freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer of the 1920s and 1930s who won a gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He set five wo ...

. Henry was 18 years of age when he was selected for the

in Paris. Competing in the 100-metre freestyle, he reached the semifinals, where he was eliminated. Henry combined with Australian teammates Frank Beaurepaire, Moss Christie and Charlton to claim the silver medal in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. The American relay team, led by Johnny Weissmuller, bested the Australians by almost 7 seconds to set a new world record. Henry attended Sydney Boys High School, graduating in 1923. His older brothers

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and Goya Henry were also talented swimmers.

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* 1904 births 1998 deaths Sportsmen from New South Wales Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers from Sydney Olympic silver medalists for Australia Australian male freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming People educated at Sydney Boys High School 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-Olympic-medalist-stub

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