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Hilda James

1904 - 1982

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Hilda Marjorie James (27 April 1904 – 27 July 1982) was a British competitive swimmer who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. James won a silver medal in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay and swam in the semifinals of the 300-metre freestyle event. She held seven world records and 29 English records. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hilda James is the 217th most popular swimmer (up from 240th in 2019), the 5,956th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,449th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Hilda James ranks 217 out of 709. Before her are Jörg Woithe, Leo Goodwin, Kiki Caron, Keena Rothhammer, Wilhelm Lützow, and Petra Thümer. After her are Katinka Hosszú, Ute Geweniger, Tamás Darnyi, Caren Metschuck, Judy Grinham, and Stephen Rerych.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Hilda James ranks 350. Before her are Ivor Montagu, Alma Bennett, Tom Conway, Mike Bookie, Keith Holyoake, and Selwyn Lloyd. After her are Virginia Brown Faire, Milburn Stone, Patrick Kavanagh, Charles R. Drew, Dorothy Fields, and George Formby. Among people deceased in 1982, Hilda James ranks 303. Before her are Theo Fitzau, Lester Bangs, Hugh Marlowe, Paul Lynde, Eric Brandon, and Big Joe Williams. After her are Arthur Lowe, Bernard Malivoire, Hans Conried, Tom Tully, Bill Eckersley, and Harry Jerome.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hilda James ranks 5,958 out of 8,785. Before her are Ian Mosley (1953), George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (1962), John Riseley-Prichard (1924), Luke Shaw (1995), Selwyn Lloyd (1904), and John Dankworth (1927). After her are Brett Anderson (1967), Graham Parker (1950), Alex Pettyfer (1990), Paul Whitehouse (1958), Alexandra Bastedo (1946), and Atticus Ross (1968).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, Hilda James ranks 12. Before her are Belle Moore (1894), Jennie Fletcher (1890), Irene Steer (1889), Lucy Morton (1898), Valerie Davies (1912), and Annie Speirs (1889). After her are Judy Grinham (1939), Anita Lonsbrough (1941), Ben Proud (1994), Tom Dean (2000), Adam Peaty (1994), and Spyridon Gianniotis (1980).

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