![]() British 4×200 m team at 1920 Olympics; Peter is second from right. | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Edward Percival Peter | ||||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
Born | Kensington, London, England [1] | 28 March 1902||||||||||||||
Died | 23 September 1986 Bournemouth, England | (aged 84)||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward Percival Peter (28 March 1902 – 23 September 1986) was an English competitive swimmer and water polo player who represented Great Britain at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. [2]
In 1920 he won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre relay and failed to reach the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle finals. In 1924 he placed fifth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay and third in the first round of 400-metre freestyle. In 1928 he finished sixth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay; he was also a member of British water polo team, which lost to France in the third place match. [3]
![]() British 4×200 m team at 1920 Olympics; Peter is second from right. | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Edward Percival Peter | ||||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
Born | Kensington, London, England [1] | 28 March 1902||||||||||||||
Died | 23 September 1986 Bournemouth, England | (aged 84)||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, water polo | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward Percival Peter (28 March 1902 – 23 September 1986) was an English competitive swimmer and water polo player who represented Great Britain at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. [2]
In 1920 he won a bronze medal in the 4×200-metre relay and failed to reach the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle finals. In 1924 he placed fifth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay and third in the first round of 400-metre freestyle. In 1928 he finished sixth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay; he was also a member of British water polo team, which lost to France in the third place match. [3]