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Jun 01, 1886 Died on 10 Aug 1967 (aged 81) Gemini
Alick Wickham - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Alick Wickham
- Alick F.
- Wickham (1 June 1886 - August 1967) was a Solomon Islander swimmer and diver.
- Wickham resided in Sydney from 1901–1927 where he achieved several national and New South Wales titles for swimming.
- Yet perhaps Wickham's most significant achievement is his 62-meter (205 feet, nine inches) swan dive into the Yarra River, Melbourne in 1918 in which he was credited with breaking a world diving record and attracted more than 70,000 spectators from all across Melbourne.
- Wickham is also widely known for being a pioneer of the modern front crawl.
