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Frederick Lane

1880 - 1969

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Frederick Claude Vivian Lane (2 February 1880 – 14 May 1969) was an Australian swimmer who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Lane, from Manly, New South Wales, was four years old when his brother saved him from drowning in Sydney Harbour, whereupon he decided to learn to swim. Later, he attended high school at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview. After breaking many Australasian swimming records, Lane moved to England to compete in the English Championships in 1899. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick Lane is the 95th most popular swimmer (down from 37th in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from Australia (down from 178th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Frederick Lane ranks 95 out of 709. Before him are Lillian Watson, Katherine Rawls, Gary Hall Jr., John Derbyshire, Brad Cooper, and George Kojac. After him are Don McKenzie, Otto Wahle, Jack Medica, Katie Ledecky, Éva Novák-Gerard, and Tity Dumbuya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Frederick Lane ranks 182. Before him are Lawrence Oates, Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, William Joseph Simmons, Wilhelm Anderson, Josef Gočár, and Albert Champoudry. After him are William Varley, Vlastimil Tusar, Earle Page, Yordan Yovkov, Herman Glass, and Pandurang Vaman Kane. Among people deceased in 1969, Frederick Lane ranks 185. Before him are Camille Mandrillon, Mildred Davis, Zeki Rıza Sporel, Hagigat Rzayeva, Moisés Solana, and Miklós Szilvási. After him are Harry Mallin, Heinrich Hax, Gunnar Andersson, Eero Berg, Katsutoshi Naito, and Erkki Kataja.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Frederick Lane ranks 239 out of 1,143. Before him are Helen Reddy (1941), Lauren Jackson (1981), Zeljko Kalac (1972), Harry Hopman (1906), Edward Duyker (1955), and Paul Keating (1944). After him are John Seale (1942), Mark Schwarzer (1972), Bob Daisley (1950), Earle Page (1880), Marjorie Jackson-Nelson (1931), and Fred Schepisi (1939).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Frederick Lane ranks 3. Before him are John Devitt (1937), and Ian Thorpe (1982). After him are Cecil Healy (1881), Clare Dennis (1916), Harold Hardwick (1888), Faith Leech (1941), Leslie Boardman (1889), Fanny Durack (1889), Mina Wylie (1891), Sandra Morgan (1942), and Boy Charlton (1907).

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