Barrie Devenport, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBarrie Devenport
New Zealand swimmer
Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1935
Date of Death: 25-Jul-2010
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Barrie Devenport
- John William Barrie Devenport (7 October 1935 – 25 July 2010, often mistakenly reported as "Barrie Davenport") was a New Zealand swimmer and lifesaver who was the first person in modern history to swim Cook Strait.Devenport was born in Wellington on 7 October 1935.
- On 20 November 1962, at the age of 27, he swam from Cape Terawhiti in the North Island to Wellington Rock in the South Island in 11 hours, 13 minutes.
- He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.He died in 2010 on the Gold Coast, Australia, after an 18-month battle with cancer.
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