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Daniels, Charles M., 1885-1973

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Personal name headingDaniels, Charles M., 1885-1973
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Birth date1885
Death date1973
Found inThe watermen, c2022: ECIP galley (Interwoven with the story of Charles's struggle to overcome his family's disgrace is the compelling history of the struggle to establish the modern Olympics in an era when competitive sports were still in their infancy. When the powerful British Empire finally legitimized the Games by hosting 1908's fourth Olympiad, Charles's hard-fought rise climaxed in a gold-medal race where British judges set a trap to ensure the American upstart's defeat)
Wikipedia viewed November 15, 2021: (Charles Meldrum Daniels, March 24, 1885-August 9, 1973, was an American competition swimmer, eight-time Olympic medalist, and world record-holder in two freestyle swimming events. Daniels was an innovator of the front crawl swimming style, inventing the "American crawl". Daniels began his swimming career with the New York Athletic Club in 1903)