Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 264, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1917 — NOTED SWIMMER IS KILLED [ARTICLE]

NOTED SWIMMER IS KILLED

Cecil Healy, Australian Champlon L Meets Death In France—-Was Also Remarkable Runner. News has reached here that Cecil Healy, the swimming champion, who was adjutant in the forces, was killed recently at Messines. He was holder of the 150-yard record for open water. At Stockholm, in the Olympic games of 1912, he was captain of the Australian team which beat the American team in an opeii relay. Healy was a remarkable runner 1 and boxer, and he was equally well-known as a journalist. - ■ <