1912summerolympics

The 1912 summer Olympics were held in Stockholm: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_Summer_Olympics Here are the 1912 swimming medalists, including some Americans: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics

They look more like wrestlers than swimmers compared to today's standards. Note the well placed star on the swim trunks.

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Looks like Hilltop Park in New York.

Clarence Chester Childs (1884-1960) was an American athlete who took the bronze medal for the hammer throw in the 1912 Olympics. Here he is at Wikipedia, and This January, 1912, New York Times item notes his resignation as captain of the Yale track team. Simon Peter Gillis (1880-1964), a Canadian-born American athlete who competed in the 1908 and 1912 summer Olympics. Sports Reference webpage.

rockcreek: Thanks for the keen eyes! It does appear to match the other photograph of Hilltop Park, so we'll add that detail to the record. whyaduck: Thanks for the additional information on these athletes. We will expand the descriptive data and reload it to Flickr.

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