for Melbourne to host the 1956 Summer Olympics. In 1949 Melbourne won the hosting rights and Beaurepaire was again re-elected as Lord Mayor. He hoped that he could preside over the Games. However, he died of a heart attack in the barber's chair at the Hotel Windsor, just seven months before the Games. His son, Ian Francis Beaurepaire, was also a Lord Mayor of Melbourne. See also List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) 1916 Pioneer Exhibition Game World record progression 200 metres freestyle Footnotes References Pioneer Exhibition Game Australian Football: in aid of British and French Red Cross Societies: 3rd Australian Division v. Australian Training Units at Queen's Club, West Kensington, on Saturday, October 28th, 1916, at 3pm, Wightman & Co., (London), 1919. First World War Records: Frank. J.E. de Beaurepaire, YMCA Representative, National Archives of Australia. Y.M.C.A. and Soldiers: Work in English Camps, The Argus, (Saturday, 9 September 1916), p.17. Richardson, N. (2016), The Game of Their Lives, Pan Macmillan Australia: Sydney. Radio National Interview with daughter-in-law Beryl Beaurepaire External links 1891 births 1956 deaths Swimmers from Melbourne Australian sportsperson-politicians Australian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Australia Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Olympic swimmers of Australasia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australasia Olympic bronze medalists for Australasia Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Participants in "Pioneer Exhibition Game" (London, 28 October 1916) Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics World record setters in swimming Mayors and Lord Mayors of Melbourne Australian Knights Bachelor Australian politicians awarded knighthoods Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Council People educated at Wesley College (Victoria) Australian people of French descent Olympic silver medalists in swimming 20th-century Australian politicians 20th-century Australian businesspeople Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees People from Albert Park, Victoria