Jack Davies

John Cecil Wright Davies (12 December 1916 – 25 July 1997) was a New Zealand swimmer who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games. Early life and family Born in Hāwera on 12 December 1916, Davies was the son of Alfred Davies and Clara Bertha Davies (née Larsen). Davies was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School, where he was a prefect, and went on to study dentistry at the University of Otago, graduating BDS in 1939. Swimming In 1937, Davies won the 220 yards breaststroke title at the inter-university Easter Tournament in Christchurch, breaking the existing record by 11 seconds, and was awarded a New Zealand University swimming blue. The following year, he won another New Zealand university swimming title and gained another swimming blue at Easter Tournament. At Easter Tournament in 1939, Davies again won the 220 yards breaststroke title, and equalled the national record of 3:00.2, and he was subsequently awarded another New Zealand University blue for swimming.