William Kendall (swimmer)

William Kendall
Personal information
Born June 1916
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died (2004-08-27)27 August 2004
Australia
Sport
Sport Swimming

William Kendall (June 1916 – 27 August 2004) was an Australian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle at the 1936 Summer Olympics, reaching the semi-finals but not the finals.[1] During his semi-final Olympic swim, Kendall became the first Australian to break the one-minute barrier in his event with a time of 59.9 seconds, leaving him in 5th place in the semi-final and with a final placing in the event of 9th out of 45.[2]

Kendall had been the Australian 100-yards champion in 1935, and was willing to finance his own trip to the 1936 Games were he not selected for the Olympic team.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "William Kendall Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Bill Kendall". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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