Career
He later turned professional and was generally the fastest professional of his period. Nuttall was born in Manchester, and moved with his family to Stalybridge, learning to swim in one of England"s first public pools. He swam as an amateur until 1888, and then swam as a professional for many years, and established many records at different lengths.
His primary stroke was the trudgeon.
Other notable English swimmers of Nuttall"s time included James H. Tyers, John Derbyshire, and John Arthur Jarvis. He ended his professional swimming career around 1911.
He was buried in an unmarked grave in Layton Cemetery.
