British 4×200 m team at 1920 Olympics; Savage is first on right.
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Full name | Leslie Savage | ||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||
Born |
Sutton, London, England |
16 March 1897||||||||||||
Died | 1979 (aged 82) Worthing, England |
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Sport | |||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leslie Savage (16 March 1897 – 1979) was a British freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
In 1920 he won a bronze medal as a member of the British team in the men's 4×200-metre relay, and competed in the semifinal of the 100-metre freestyle. In 1924 he swam the final leg in the first qualifying heat of the 4×200-metre relay event as a member of British team, but was later replaced by John Thomson in the semifinal and final. The British team finished in a fifth place.