Harold Annison

Ahrol Annison
Personal information
Full name Harold Edward Annison
Nationality  Great Britain
Born 27 December 1895
Hackney, London, England
Died 27 November 1957 (aged 61)
Worthing, England
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Croydon Swimming Club

Harold Edward Annison (27 December 1895 – 27 November 1957) was a British competition swimmer and water polo player. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal as a member of the third-place British team in the in 1920.

In the 1920 Antwerp Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay, and was fourth in his first heat of the 100 metre freestyle event, fifth in the semifinal of 400 metre freestyle event, and third in the semifinal of 1500 metre freestyle event, but did not advance in any event.

Four years later at the 1924 Paris Olympics, he was eighth in the 400 metre freestyle event, ninth in the 1500 metre freestyle event and fifth in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay event. He was also a member of British water polo team, which lost to Hungary in the first round and did not advance.

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