Harrison Smith Glancy (September 17, 1904 – September 22, 2002) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1] In 1924, he won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay,[2] together with teammates Ralph Breyer, Wally O'Connor and Johnny Weissmuller.[1][3] Glancy and his American teammates set new world records in both the semifinals (9:59.4) and final (9:53.4).[1]
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Full name | Harrison Smith Glancy | |||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||
Born | (1904-09-17)September 17, 1904 Bens Run, West Virginia | |||||||||||||
Died | September 22, 2002(2002-09-22) (aged 98) New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||
Club | Penn Athletic Club | |||||||||||||
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Glancy was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1990.[4]
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