Charles Daniels (swimmer)
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 Charles Daniels |
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| Men's swimming | ||
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Competitor for the  United States |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1904 St. Louis | 220 yds freestyle |
| Gold | 1904 St. Louis | 440 yds freestyle |
| Gold | 1904 St. Louis | 4x50 yds freestyle relay |
| Gold | 1908 London | 100 m freestyle |
| Silver | 1904 St. Louis | 100 yds freestyle |
| Bronze | 1904 St. Louis | 50 yds freestyle |
| Bronze | 1908 London | 4x200 m freestyle relay |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | ||
| Gold | 1906 Athens | 100 m freestyle |
Charles Meldrum "Charlie" Daniels (born March 24, 1885 in Dayton, Ohio - died August 9, 1973 in Carmel Valley Village, California) is a former American swimmer and eight-time Olympic medalist. Daniels was an innovator of the front crawl swimming style, inventing the "American crawl".[1]
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[edit] Career
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Daniels began his swimming career with the New York Athletic Club in 1903. At the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, Daniels became the first American to win an Olympic medal, winning gold medals in both the 200- and 400-meter freestyle races.[1]
[edit] Recognition
In 1965, Daniels was elected into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
[edit] See also
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
- List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
[edit] References
- ^ a b Colwin, Cecil (February 2002). Breakthrough Swimming. Human Kinetics. p. 18. ISBN 0736037772.
- ^ "CHARLES M. DANIELS (USA), 1965 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF. http://www.ishof.org/honorees/65/65cdaniels.html.
[edit] Further reading
- "Eight Swimming Marks for Daniels", New York Times, January 1, 1911
[edit] External links
- Charles Daniels biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-09-21.
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- American swimmers
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Olympic swimmers of the United States
- People from Dayton, Ohio
- Goodyear family
- Swimmers at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1906 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Male freestyle swimmers
