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Cecil Patrick Healy: the only Australian Olympic Gold medalist to die in war KIA 29 August 1918.

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Cecil Patrick Healy - the only Australian Olympic Gold medalist to die in war – was a prominent figure in the swimming world in Australia and beyond, for more than 15 years. An early proponent of the new crawl stroke and the side breathing technique, he contributed articles to the press about swimming and surf-bathing. Above: Cecil Healy pictur...

The Extinguished Flame: Olympians Killed in The Great War by Nigel McCrery

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Nigel McCrery’s 'The Extinguished Flame: Olympians Killed in The Great War' offers a fascinating and timely tribute to the athletes who represented their countries at the Olympic Games and later lost their lives during the First World War. On the one hand it’s like having a copy of the Guinness Book of Records 1920 as it records sporting achieve...

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