Cecil Healy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Cecil Healy

Australian swimmer

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1881

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 29-Aug-1918

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Cecil Patrick Healy (28 November 1881 – 29 August 1918) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s, who won silver in the 100 m freestyle at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
He also won gold in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.
He was killed in the First World War at the Somme during an attack on a German trench.
Healy was the second swimmer behind Frederick Lane to represent Australia in Swimming and has been allocated the number "2" by Swimming Australia on a list of all Australians who have represented Australia at an Open International Level.