Henry Taylor was an English competitive swimmer, born on 17 March 1885 in Hollinwood, Oldham, Lancashire, and died on 28 February 1951. He represented Great Britain in four Summer Olympics between 1906 and 1920, served in the Royal Navy during the First World War and continued to swim competitively until 1926. His record of three gold medals at one Olympic Games, the most by any Briton, stood for 100 years until it was equaled by the cyclist Chris Hoy in 2008. Tying the medal count of the American Mel Sheppard, he was the most successful athlete at the 1908 Olympics. His fortunes declined after he retired and he died penniless.
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