Barrie Devenport
New Zealand swimmer
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John William Barrie Devenport (7 October 1935 – 25 July 2010, often mistakenly reported as "Barrie Davenport") was a New Zealand swimmer and lifesaver who was the first person in modern history to swim Cook Strait.[1]
FullnameJohn William Barrie Devenport
Born7 October 1935
Wellington, New Zealand
Died25 July 2010 (aged 74)
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
SportSwimming
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John William Barrie Devenport |
| Born | 7 October 1935 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 25 July 2010 (aged 74) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Devenport was born in Wellington on 7 October 1935.[2] On 20 November 1962, at the age of 27, he swam from Cape Terawhiti in the North Island to Wellington Rock in the South Island in 11 hours, 13 minutes.[3] He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[4]
He died in 2010 on the Gold Coast, Australia, after an 18-month battle with cancer.[4]
