David Hawkins (swimmer)
Hawkins (left) at the 1950 British Empire Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | David Frederick Hawkins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1933 Manly, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 November 2020 (aged 86) Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Harvard University (US) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Frederick Hawkins (13 December 1933 – 5 November 2020) was an Australian world-class competition swimmer who won three gold medals at the British Empire Games in 1950 and 1954. At the 1952 Summer Olympics he reached the semifinals of the 200-metre breaststroke event.
Hawkins was the Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School.