David Hawkins (swimmer)

David Hawkins
Hawkins (left) at the 1950 British Empire Games
Personal information
Full nameDavid Frederick Hawkins
National team Australia
Born(1933-12-13)13 December 1933[1]
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Died5 November 2020(2020-11-05) (aged 86)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, freestyle
College teamHarvard University (US)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1950 Auckland 220 yd breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouver 4×220 yd freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouver 3×110 yd medley
Representing Harvard
NCAA
Gold medal – first place 1954 Syracuse 100 yard butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1954 Syracuse 200 yard butterfly

David Frederick Hawkins (3 December 1933 – 5 November 2020) was an Australian world-class competition swimmer who won three gold medals at the British Empire Games in 1950 and 1954. At the 1952 Summer Olympics he reached the semifinals of the 200-metre breaststroke event.[1]

Hawkins was the Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School.[2]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Hawkins". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
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