William Haynes (swimmer)

William Haynes
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Henry Haynes
Born1885 or 1886
Died(1954-11-26)26 November 1954 (aged 68)
Victoria Park, Western Australia
Sport
SportSwimming

William Haynes was a British swimmer.[1] He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]

From 1905 to 1912, Haynes held all Scottish swimming championships from 100 yards up to half a mile. He was the first British amateur swimmer to swim 100 yards under the minute. His record—59 seconds—was achieved at the Scottish championships held at Leith.[3]

By 1915, he had migrated to Western Australia and that year won the state's 100 yards championship.[4]

In 1916, he married Mary Helena Philp in Perth, Western Australia.[5] She died in 1947.[6]

He was district officer of the Kalgoorlie Fire Brigade for almost ten years until being promoted in October 1943. His next appointment was to the Victoria Park District, Western Australia.[7]

Haynes died at Victoria Park on 26 November 1954, aged 68.[8] He was buried in the Presbyterian portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia.[8][7]

  1. ^ "William Haynes". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Haynes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ Fields gossip and news, Sunday Times, 31 October 1934, p.8 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59188473
  4. ^ Swimming, Sunday Times, 24 January 1915, p.1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58583793
  5. ^ Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages Western Australia, 349/1916
  6. ^ Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages Western Australia, 1181/1947
  7. ^ a b Fields gossip and news, Sunday Times, 31 October 1934, p.8 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59188473
  8. ^ a b "Search Results". www2.mcb.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 17 June 2019.