Harry Glancy

Harrison Smith Glancy (September 17, 1904 – September 22, 2002) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1] In 1924, he won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay,[2] together with teammates Ralph Breyer, Wally O'Connor and Johnny Weissmuller.[1][3] Glancy and his American teammates set new world records in both the semifinals (9:59.4) and final (9:53.4).[1]

Harry Glancy
Personal information
Full nameHarrison Smith Glancy
National teamUnited States
Born(1904-09-17)September 17, 1904
Bens Run, West Virginia
DiedSeptember 22, 2002(2002-09-22) (aged 98)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubPenn Athletic Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris 4x200 m freestyle

Glancy was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1990.[4]

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harry Glancy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  2. "Harry Glancy". Olympedia. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  4. "Harrison Glancy (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.


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