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Charles Daniels

1885 - 1973

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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, helping to develop the "American crawl". Daniels was born in Dayton, Ohio on March 24, 1885, to Thomas Porter Daniels and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Alice Meldrum Daniels, daughter of a dry goods store owner. He attended Dwight Prep school in New York City where he was captain of the school's basketball team, did the high jump, and ran the mile and half mile with the track team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Daniels is the 39th most popular swimmer (down from 19th in 2019), the 5,964th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,344th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Charles Daniels ranks 39 out of 709. Before him are Martha Norelius, Otto Fahr, Đurđica Bjedov, Yoshi Oyakawa, Valéria Gyenge, and Aileen Riggin. After him are Ilona Novák, Arvo Aaltonen, George Hodgson, Yasuji Miyazaki, Judit Temes, and Barbara Krause.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Charles Daniels ranks 164. Before him are Platt Adams, Guilhermina Suggia, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Enrico Porro, Richmond K. Turner, and Emmy Hennings. After him are Karel Hartmann, Alexandre Volkoff, Blas Infante, Romà Forns, Pierre Montet, and Robert Liottel. Among people deceased in 1973, Charles Daniels ranks 170. Before him are Frances Marion, Gösta Dunker, Erich Srbek, Lauri Lehtinen, Alfred Romer, and José Alfredo Jiménez. After him are Harold Hotelling, Armas Toivonen, John Cranko, Alexander Rou, Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Elizabeth Bowen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Daniels ranks 5,964 out of 20,380. Before him are Jason White (1973), Donella Meadows (1941), Bret Harte (1836), Jennifer Carpenter (1979), Emma Lazarus (1849), and Paul Gilbert (1966). After him are Edmund Szoka (1927), Donny Hathaway (1945), Stephen A. Schwarzman (1947), Florence R. Sabin (1871), Richard Montague (1930), and Stanley Williams (1953).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Charles Daniels ranks 21. Before him are Joe Ruddy (1878), Ann Curtis (1926), Allen Stack (1928), Bill Tuttle (1882), Yoshi Oyakawa (1933), and Aileen Riggin (1906). After him are Steve Clark (1943), Kathy Ellis (1946), Margaret Woodbridge (1902), Helene Madison (1913), Clarke Scholes (1930), and Jeff Farrell (1937).

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