David Cumberlidge
English swimmer
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David Cumberlidge (born 16 July 1996) is an English swimmer who won a silver medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, and a gold medal in the 50m freestyle event at the 2019 Summer Universiade.
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| Citizenship | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain  England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth finals | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Cumberlidge gave up swimming at the age of 14, but returned to swimming aged 17.[1] In 2015, Cumberlidge joined the University of Edinburgh swimming team.[1] Cumberlidge won the 50m freestyle event at the 2016 and 2017 British Summer Championships. His 2017 time of 22.03 was a personal best, the fourth best time ever by a Briton, and quicker than the qualifying time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2] Cumberlidge won the 50m freestyle event at the 2018 British Swimming Championships in Edinburgh.[3]
Cumberlidge, Ben Proud, Jarvis Parkinson, and James Guy won a silver medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Cumberlidge swam the opening split in 49.28 seconds.[4] Cumberlidge also came fourth in the individual 50m freestyle event.[5] Cumberlidge won a gold in the 50m freestyle event at the 2019 Summer Universiade.[6] He was the fourth British swimmer in history to go under 22 seconds.[1] He was part of the Swim England Performance Squad for the 2021–22 season.[7]
Personal life
As of 2021, Cumberlidge was a student of geothermal energy at the University of Edinburgh.[8]