Charles Daniels
Charles Daniels was born on March 24, 1885. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Charles Daniels
Charles Meldrum Daniels (March 24, 1885 – August 9, 1973) was an American competition swimmer, eight-time Olympic medalist, and world record-holder in two freestyle swimming events. Daniels was an innovator of the front crawl swimming style, helping to develop the "American crawl". Daniels was born in Dayton, Ohio on March 24, 1885. He attended Dwight Prep school in New York City where he was captain of the school's basketball team, did the high jump, and ran the mile and half mile with the track team. Familiar with strong swimming, Charles's father Thomas often swam a half mile out to sea…