John Arthur Jarvis

John Arthur Jarvis (24 February 1872 – 9 May 1933) was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games,[1] and was a well-known amateur athlete of the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals in the 1000-metre and the 4000-metre freestyle events. He also won a gold medal in the water polo tournament.[2]

John Jarvis
Jarvis in 1900
Personal information
Full nameJohn Arthur Jarvis
National teamGreat Britain
Born(1872-02-24)24 February 1872
Leicester, England
Died9 May 1933(1933-05-09) (aged 61)
St Pancras, London, England
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubOsborne SC, Leicester SC
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
Men's swimming
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris 1000 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris 4000 m freestyle
Intercalated Games
Silver medal – second place 1906 Athens 1 mile
Bronze medal – third place 1906 Athens 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1906 Athens 4×250 m freestyle
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Men's tournament

Jarvis was born in Leicester.[3] He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1968.[4]

See also

References
  1. "John Jarvis". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Jarvis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. "England and Wales birth index entry". FreeBMD. Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  4. "John Arthur Jarvis". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2009.


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