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
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 ...
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
Alfred
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and
Goya Henry were also talented swimmers.
See also
*
List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Men's events
50 metre freestyle
100 metre freestyle
200 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
800 metre freestyle
1500 metre freestyle
100 metre backstroke
200 m ...
References
Bibliography
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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
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