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About Fred Beckwith
- Frederick Edward Beckwith (16 December 1821 – 29 May 1898) was an English swimmer who won "championship" races in the 1850s, despite only being a "passable" swimmer according to some accounts, and went on to become a popular "professor" and coach of swimming.
- He backed Matthew Webb to swim the channel and later managed his family members' swimming careers.
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