George Larson

George Frederick Larson (June 10, 1912 – September 20, 2008) was a Canadian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.

George Larson

Personal information
Full name	George Frederick Larson
Nickname(s)	"Irish Tom Collins"
National team	Canada
Born	(1914-10-28)October 28, 1914 Hamilton, Ontario
Died	September 20, 2008(2008-09-20) (aged 93) Hamilton, Ontario
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Canada British Empire Games 1934 London 4×200 yd freestyle 1934 London 100 yd freestyle

At the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, he was a member of the Canadian team that finished fourth in the men's 4x200-metre freestyle relay. In the 400-metre freestyle, he was eliminated in the first round.

Four years later at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, he was eliminated in the first round of the 100-metre freestyle contest.

At the 1934 British Empire Games, he was a member of the Canadian team which won the gold medal in the 4×200-yard freestyle relay. He also won a silver medal in the 100-yard freestyle competition and finished fourth in the 440-yard freestyle, and sixth in the 1500-yard freestyle.

After his swimming career concluded, Larson played Canadian football for the Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Wildcats, the predecessors of the modern-era Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL. While later working as a police officer, he earned extra income as a professional wrestler under the pseudonym "Irish Tom Collins" for fifteen years.

Larson was born in Hamilton, Ontario; he died in Hamilton in 2008, aged 96.