Leo Goodwin (swimmer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American swimmer
Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1883
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 25-May-1957
Profession: swimmer, competitive diver, water polo player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Leo Goodwin (swimmer)
- Leo Joseph Goodwin (November 13, 1883 – May 25, 1957) was an American swimmer, diver, and water polo player.
- He competed in the 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics and won medals in all three disciplines.Goodwin nearly lost his arm after blood poisoning in 1906.
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- Dave Hennen, a swimmer from his club and a famous surgeon, dissected his entire forearm while cleaning it from poison, then re-assembled the veins, muscles and ligaments.
- Goodwin quickly recovered, but was unfit for the 1906 Olympics.At the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition Goodwin set an outdoor record by swimming 3.5 miles in 1 hour and 38 minutes in San Francisco Bay.
- He won by 200 yards.
- He later received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest peacetime award in the United States, for rescuing people from drowning at Newport News, Virginia.
- He retired from active competitions in 1922, but continued swimming through his seventies.
- In 1971 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer".
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