Harry Cunningham (swimmer)

Harry Cunningham

Personal information
Born	c.1910
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	freestyle
Club	Motherwell YMI ASC
Medal record Men's swimming Representing   Scotland British Empire Games 1934 London 4×200 yd freestyle relay

Henry Cunningham (born c.1910) ^[1] was a Scottish competitive swimmer who specialsed in freestyle and represented Scotland at the 1934 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games), winning a bronze medal.

Biography

Cunningham was a member of the Motherwell Young Men's Institute ASC and in 1933 held the 150 yards Scottish record. ^[2]

After a spell in England with the Oldham Police club he returned to swim for Motherwell in September 1932. ^[3] He also played water polo and is recorded as saving a man from drowning in July 1933. ^[4]

He represented the Scottish team and won a bronze medal in the 4×200 yd freestyle relay event at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, England. ^{[5] [6]}

In 1935, he was a cadet at the RAF depot in Uxbridge and was swimming for Yiewsley and West Drayton SC. ^[1]

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)

References

1. "Swimming champion" . Buckinghamshire Advertiser. 20 September 1935. Retrieved 24 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Harry Cunningham" (PDF). Scottish Swim Archives. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
3. "Swimming" . Motherwell Times. 16 September 1932. Retrieved 24 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Famous swimmer's smart work" . Motherwell Times. 7 July 1933. Retrieved 24 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
6. "Henry Cunningham". Team Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2025.