Barrie Devenport - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Oct 07, 1935 Died on 25 Jul 2010 (aged 74)

New Zealand swimmer

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  • John William Barrie Devenport (7 October 1935 – 25 July 2010, often mistakenly reported as "Barrie Davenport") was a New Zealand swimmer and lifesaver who was the first person in modern history to swim Cook Strait.Devenport was born in Wellington on 7 October 1935.
  • On 20 November 1962, at the age of 27, he swam from Cape Terawhiti in the North Island to Wellington Rock in the South Island in 11 hours, 13 minutes.
  • He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.He died in 2010 on the Gold Coast, Australia, after an 18-month battle with cancer.

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