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Encyclopedia > Leslie Boardman
Olympic Medal Record
Men’s Swimming
Gold 1912 Stockholm 4x200m freestyle relay

Leslie Boardman (date of birth and death unknown) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1910s, who won a gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. A breaststroke swimmer Swimming is a technique to move unaided through water. ... The Games of the V Olympiad were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Freestyle is one of the official swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. However, it is technically not a style, as there are very few regulations about the way freestyle has to be swum. ... The Games of the V Olympiad were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall is the capital of Sweden, located on the south east coast of Sweden. ...


Although little is known about Boardman, he never won any Australian championships and was not among the original selections for the Stockholm Olympics. E.G. findlay was originally named in the team, but presumedly due to lack of financing, Boardman later assumed his position in the team. According to records, he unplaced at the 1912 Australian Championships and came fourth in the 220yd freestyle at the New South Wales Championships. It is hypothesized that he was chosen because he was a team-mate at the Sydney Swimming Club of Harold Hardwick and Cecil Healy. 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Harold Hardwick (born December 1888, died 1950) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s, who won gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... Cecil Healy (born November 28, 1881 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, died August 29, 1918 Somme, France) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s, who won silver in the 100m freestyle at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. ...


Boardman competed in the 100m freestyle at the Stockholm Olympics where he won his heat, but came fourth in the second round and was eliminated. In the 4x200m freestyle relay, he swam the third leg as the team of Hardwick, Healy and Malcolm Champion (from New Zealand - at the time, New Zealand competed with Australia under the Australasia) defeated the United States for the gold medal.


References

  • Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games.
  • Howell, Max (1986). Aussie Gold.
Olympic medalists in swimming (men) | Olympic Champions in Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

1908 Great Britain - John Henry Derbyshire, Paul Radmilovic, William Foster, Henry Taylor
1912 Australasia - Cecil Healy, Malcolm Champion, Leslie Boardman, Harold Hardwick
1920 United States - Perry McGilivray, Pua Kela Kealoha, Norman Ross, Duke Kahanamoku
1924 United States - Walter O'Connor, Harry Glancy, Ralph Breyer, Johnny Weissmuller
1928 United States - Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer, George Kojac, Johnny Weissmuller
1932 Japan - Yasuji Miyazaki, Masonori Yusa, Takashi Yomoyama, Hisakichi Toyoda
1936 Japan - Masanori Yusa, Shigeo Suguira, Masaharu Taguchi, Shigeo Arai
1948 United States - Walter Ris, James McLane, Wallace Wolf, William Smith
1952 United States - Wayne Moore, William Woolsey, Ford Konno, James McLane
1956 Australia - Kevin O'Halloran, John Devitt, Murray Rose, John Henricks
1960 United States - George Harrison, Richard Blick, Michael Troy, Jeffrey Farrell
1964 United States - Stephen Clark, Roy Saari, Gary Ilman, Don Schollander
1968 United States - John Nelson, Stephen Rerych, Mark Spitz, Don Schollander
1972 United States - John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, Steven Genter, Mark Spitz
1976 United States - Mike Bruner, Bruce Furniss, John Naber, Jim Montgomery
1980 Soviet Union - Sergei Kopliakov, Vladimir Salnikov, Ivar Stukolkin, Andrei Krylov
1984 United States - Michael Heath, David Larson, Jeffrey Float, Bruce Hayes
1988 United States - Troy Dalbey, Matthew Cetlinski, Doug Gjertsen, Matt Biondi
1992 Unified Team - Dmitri Lepikov, Vladimir Pychnenko, Veniamin Taianovich, Yevgeny Sadovyi
1996 United States - Josh Davis, Joe Hudepohl, Bradley Schumacher, Ryan Berube
2000 Australia - Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim, Todd Pearson, Bill Kirby
2004 United States - Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay, Klete Keller
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