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Bill Burgess

Bill Burgess
Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (d. 1950)

Thomas William Burgess was the second person to successfully complete a swim of the English Channel after Matthew Webb. He performed the feat on 6 September 1911, on his 16th attempt. British by nationality, Burgess spent most of his life in France, and won a bronze medal with the French water polo team at the 1900 Olympics.

15 June 1872

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