Alf Davies (swimmer)

Davies was born in London, England and was a member of the Polytechnic Swimming Club.^[2] He played water polo for Polytechnic and Middlesex.^[2][3]

He finished runner-up in the Olympic trials at Kentish Town and White City,^[2] which gained selection for the Games^[4] as part of the Great Britain team in the 1908 Olympic Games in London, where he competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke event.^[2]

In December 1908 on the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London, he won the 45th annual Christmas Day morning 100 yards race.^[2][5] In May 1909, he swam of scratch in the Dr. Denis Whittle 110 yards handicap race in the Serpentine.^[6]