| Olympic medalist | |||
 Hodgson in 1912 |
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| Medal record | |||
| Men’s Swimming | |||
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Competitor for  Canada |
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| Gold | 1912 Stockholm | 400 m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1912 Stockholm | 1500 m Freestyle | |
George Ritchie Hodgson (October 12, 1893 – May 1, 1983) was a Canadian swimmer of the early 20th century, and considered by many to be the greatest swimmer in Canadian history. Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics. It has been open to women since 1912. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in The men's 400 metre freestyle was a Swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in The men's 1500 metre freestyle was a Swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
He was born and died in Montreal. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec
Hodgson won the two longer freestyle swimming gold medals at the 1912 Olympics, the only categories in which he competed, and was undefeated in his professional career. Freestyle is an unregulated Swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in
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Personal life
George Hodgson was born in 1893 in Montreal, Canada. He matriculated at McGill University in 1912, competing in swimming and water polo for the school. Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. While there, he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity, and graduated with a baccalaureate in Applied Science in 1916. The Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America was founded June 1, 1847 as a social college fraternity. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S He was inducted into the Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame in 1949, the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968, into the McGill University Sports Hall of Fame in 1996, and died in Montreal in 1983. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The International Swimming Hall of Fame, located on the Atlantic Ocean beachfront in Fort Lauderdale Florida, United States, is a Hall of Fame Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
Professional career
George Hodgson, Canada's only Olympic gold medal winner in swimming till 1984, did not stay in competition very long, but during the 3 years he swam, he never lost a race, including the two gold medals he won at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, with times of 5:24. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games 4s in the 400 meter and 22:00. 0s in the 1500 meter freestyle. He had already set a world record of 22:23. 0 in the first round of the race. He was eighteen at the time and retired immediately after one of the great races of all time. His unprecedented success was widely attributed to his innovation of the trudgen stroke, a hybrid between the front crawl and sidestroke. The trudgen is a Swimming stroke sometimes known as the racing stroke, or the East Indian stroke. The front crawl, or forward crawl, is a Swimming style usually regarded as the fastest of all the styles developed The sidestroke is a swimming stroke, so named because the swimmer lies on one side
It was for the 1500 meter Olympic championship and Hodgson broke world and Olympic records for 1000 yards and meters, and 1 mile in addition to the prescribed 1500 meter race distance. His Olympic record at 400 meters stood until 1924 when Johnny Weissmuller broke it at Amsterdam. Johnny Weissmuller (June 2 1904 &ndash January 20 1984 was an American swimmer and Actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s winning Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west He was Canada's lone swimmer in 1912.
Records
Olympic records
- 1912 gold (400 m freestyle)
- 1912 gold (1500 m freestyle)
Fastest freestyle mile in the 1911 Festival of Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games)
External links
- Olympic database - Hodgson's record in the official records
- International Swimming Hall of Fame - George Hodgson 1968 Honor Swimmer entry
- McGill University - press release on Hodgson's induction to their hall of fame
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Henry Taylor |
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle World Record Holder (Long Course) July 10, 1912 – July 8, 1923 |
Succeeded by Arne Borg |
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