1. George Ritchie Hodgson was a Canadian competition swimmer of the early 20th century, and considered by many to be the greatest swimmer in Canadian history.
10 Facts About George Hodgson
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George Hodgson matriculated at McGill University in 1912, competing in swimming and water polo for the school.
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George Hodgson was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955, the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968, into the McGill University Sports Hall of Fame in 1996, and died in Montreal in 1983.
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Several members of George Hodgson's extended family were involved in Canadian sports.
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George Hodgson won two gold medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, with times of 5:24.4s in the 400-metre and 22:00.0s in the 1500-metre freestyle.
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George Hodgson had already set a world record of 22:23.0 in the first round of the race.
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George Hodgson was eighteen at the time and retired immediately after one of the greatest races of all time.
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George Hodgson was appointed Probationer Flight Sub-Lieutenant, Ottawa on 18 January 1916, and was stationed at Chingford, then Felixstowe from 16 June 1916, where he carried out anti-submarine patrols, flying Felixstowe F2A flying boats.
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George Hodgson was promoted to Flight Lieutenant on 30 June 1917.
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George Hodgson moved to the unemployed list on 22 January 1919.