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Bob Skelton

1903 - 1977

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Robert Danforth Skelton (June 25, 1903 – June 25, 1977) was an American competition swimmer for Northwestern University, a 1924 Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Skelton is the 153rd most popular swimmer (down from 138th in 2019), the 10,173rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,602nd in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Bob Skelton ranks 153 out of 709. Before him are Jeannette Campbell, Sharon Stouder, Jim Montgomery, Eleanor Garatti, Josephine McKim, and Nikolai Pankin. After him are Irene Steer, Hannelore Anke, Faith Leech, Felipe Muñoz, Elemér Szathmáry, and Pieter van den Hoogenband.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Bob Skelton ranks 330. Before him are Kazimierz Kordylewski, Andrei Fayt, Raymond Flacher, Grethe Weiser, Daphne Akhurst, and Malcolm Muggeridge. After him are Willi Multhaup, Una Merkel, John Heysham Gibbon, Erik Svensson, DeHart Hubbard, and Eric A. Havelock. Among people deceased in 1977, Bob Skelton ranks 242. Before him are Arnold Bode, Helen Ferguson, Rudolf Cvetko, Alexey Gribov, Richard Brauer, and Bukka White. After him are Irene Steer, Ruth Moufang, Hans Pulver, Steve Gaines, Gersh Budker, and Georges Grignard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Skelton ranks 10,175 out of 20,380. Before him are Harold Budd (1936), Clint Dempsey (1983), Jay O. Sanders (1953), Cheryl Studer (1955), Karl Rove (1950), and T. Keith Glennan (1905). After him are Alice Lake (1895), Chris Barnes (1967), Julianne Nicholson (1971), Joseph Ruben (1950), Lynn Harrell (1944), and Jean Parker (1915).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Bob Skelton ranks 68. Before him are Warren Kealoha (1903), Carl Robie (1945), Sharon Stouder (1948), Jim Montgomery (1955), Eleanor Garatti (1909), and Josephine McKim (1910). After him are Joe Verdeur (1926), Thelma Kalama (1931), Debbie Meyer (1952), Eleanor Holm (1913), Caeleb Dressel (1996), and Shirley Stobs (1942).

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