George Vernot

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George Vernot
George Vernot in 1920
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Edward Vernot
Born(1901-02-27)February 27, 1901
Montreal, Quebec
DiedNovember 22, 1962(1962-11-22) (aged 61)
Montreal, Quebec
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMontréal SC
McGill Martlets
College teamMcGill University
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp 400 m freestyle

George Edward Vernot (February 27, 1901 – November 22, 1962) was a Canadian swimmer. He was a freestyle swimmer.

Vernot competed for Canada at both the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium and at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won a silver and a bronze medal for Canada at the 1920 games. He won the silver in the 1500 m freestyle and the bronze in the 400 m freestyle.

He attended McGill University and studied civil engineering. He still competed in both amateur and intercollegiate swimming, as well as, water polo. He was chosen to compete for Canada at the 1924 Olympics, but he was eliminated in the semifinals for both the 1500 m freestyle and the 400 m freestyle events. In 1926, he graduated from McGill University and he decided to retire from swimming. After retiring, he worked for the City of Montreal and he became the chairman of the Board of Assessors in 1948. He died in Montreal on November 22, 1962. The city of Montreal named a park after him on April 10, 1969.[1][2]

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  1. "Biography". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  2. "George Vernot". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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