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Name	Andrew Murray Charlton
Born	12 August, 1907 North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	10 December, 1975 (aged 68) Avalon, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	Manly Public School (NSW) (student, ?-1917) Sydney Grammar School (student, 1918-1922) Hawkesbury Agricultural College (NSW) (student, 1923-1924)
Occupation or Descriptor *	swimmer (1923-1934) New South Wales, Australia Olympian (1924-1932) New South Wales, Australia swimmer (1934-1935) Australian Capital Territory, Australia grazier (sheep) (1936-1975) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	International Swimming Hall of Fame (inductee, 1972)
Key Events *	Olympic Games (Amsterdam, 1928) (swimmer) Olympic Games (Los Angeles, 1932) (swimmer) Olympic Games (Paris, 1924) (swimmer)
Legacies *	Andrew 'Boy' Charlton Pool (Manly, Sydney) (eponym)

* Dates are approximate