Frederick Munroe Bourne (June 26, 1910 – July 11, 1992) was a Canadian swimmer who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics in the 100-metre freestyle, 100-metre backstroke and 4×200-metre freestyle relay events and won a bronze medal in the relay in 1928. He was eliminated in the preliminary rounds of all his individual events. Bourne won the 100-yard and 4×200-yard freestyle competitions at the 1930 British Empire Games.
Bourne trained in track and field athletics and water polo before focusing on swimming. In 1927 he entered McGill University in Montreal, and graduated in 1931 with degrees in English and political science. In 1932 he won a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University. He returned to McGill in 1935 to study for a medical degree, which he received in 1937. During World War II, Bourne served in the Canadian Army and was honourably discharged with the rank of major. Afterward he worked as a doctor and was inducted into the McGill Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996.
munroe, bourne, frederick, june, 1910, july, 1992, canadian, swimmer, competed, 1928, 1932, 1936, olympics, metre, freestyle, metre, backstroke, metre, freestyle, relay, events, bronze, medal, relay, 1928, eliminated, preliminary, rounds, individual, events, b. Frederick Munroe Bourne June 26 1910 July 11 1992 was a Canadian swimmer who competed at the 1928 1932 and 1936 Olympics in the 100 metre freestyle 100 metre backstroke and 4 200 metre freestyle relay events and won a bronze medal in the relay in 1928 He was eliminated in the preliminary rounds of all his individual events Bourne won the 100 yard and 4 200 yard freestyle competitions at the 1930 British Empire Games Munroe BournePersonal informationFull nameFrederick Munroe BourneNational team CanadaBorn 1910 06 26 June 26 1910Victoria British ColumbiaDiedJuly 11 1992 1992 07 11 aged 82 Rothesay New BrunswickSportSportSwimmingStrokesBackstroke freestyleClubMontreal AAACollege teamMcGill UniversityMedal record Men s swimmingRepresenting CanadaOlympic Games1928 Amsterdam 4 200 m freestyleBritish Empire Games1930 Hamilton 100 yd freestyle1930 Hamilton 4 200 yd freestyleBourne trained in track and field athletics and water polo before focusing on swimming In 1927 he entered McGill University in Montreal and graduated in 1931 with degrees in English and political science In 1932 he won a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University He returned to McGill in 1935 to study for a medical degree which he received in 1937 During World War II Bourne served in the Canadian Army and was honourably discharged with the rank of major Afterward he worked as a doctor and was inducted into the McGill Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996 See also editList of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming men List of Olympic medalists in swimming men References editsports reference nbsp Canadian 4 200 m team at the 1928 Olympics Bourne is likely first from left nbsp nbsp This article about a Canadian Olympic medallist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Canadian swimming biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Munroe Bourne amp oldid 1181441946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
