Henry Hay

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Olympic medal record
Competitor for Australia
Men's Swimming
Silver	1920 Antwerp	4x200 m freestyle relay

Henry "Harry" Hay (1893–1952) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s, who won a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. He later enjoyed success as a swimming coach, guiding Boy Charlton to Olympic gold.

Coming from the Manly Swimming Club based at Sid Eve's Baths, Hay combined with Frank Beaurepaire, William Herald and Ivan Stedman to claim the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay. The United States, led by Duke Kahanamoku, routed the Australians by 21 seconds. Hay only once managed to win an Australian Championship, the 110yd title in 1922.

Hay later became a professional coach in Sydney, and was seconded by Australian team managers at the Summer Olympics from 1924 to 1948. As it was deemed to be against the spirit of the Games to include coaches, Hay was officially given the title of team masseur. Les Duff, the manager of the Australian 1928 Summer Olympics team, paid Hay A$10 a week to train Charlton and backstroker Tom Boast.

References

Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. pp. 196–197. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.

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Name	Hay, Harry
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Short description	Swimmer
Date of birth	1893
Place of birth
Date of death	1952
Place of death

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