Harry Cunningham (swimmer)

Henry Cunningham was a Scottish competitive swimmer who specialsed in freestyle and represented Scotland at the 1934 British Empire 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.
After a spell in England with the Oldham Police club he returned to swim for Motherwell in September 1932. He also played water polo and is recorded as saving a man from drowning in July 1933.
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.
In 1935, he was a cadet at the RAF depot in Uxbridge and was swimming for Yiewsley and West Drayton SC.