David Cumberlidge
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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.
Career
Cumberlidge gave up swimming at the age of 14, but returned to swimming aged 17.{{cite magazine| url= https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/britains-david-cumberlidge-on-swift-ascent-up-worldwide-sprint-ladder/| title= Britain's David Cumberlidge on Swift Ascent Up Worldwide Sprint Ladder| magazine=Swimming World| date=9 January 2020| access-date=12 January 2021}} In 2015, Cumberlidge joined the University of Edinburgh swimming team. 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.{{cite news| url= https://www.swimming.org/sport/david-cumberlidge-golden-double-summer-champs/| title= David Cumberlidge completes golden double at Summer Champs|work=England Swimming| date=29 July 2017| access-date=24 December 2018}} Cumberlidge won the 50m freestyle event at the 2018 British Swimming Championships in Edinburgh.{{cite news| url= http://www.swimming.org/sport/david-cumberlidge-wins-50m-free-gold-edinburgh/| title= David Cumberlidge wins 50m Free gold in Edinburgh| work=Swim England| date=3 March 2018| access-date=27 April 2018}}
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.{{cite news| url= http://www.swimming.org/sport/english-men-win-relay-silver-close-second-day-gold-coast/| title= English men win relay silver to close second day on Gold Coast| work=Swim England| date=6 April 2018| access-date=27 April 2018}} Cumberlidge also came fourth in the individual 50m freestyle event.{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43711975| title= Commonwealth Games: England's Ben Proud wins 50m freestyle gold and relay silver| work=BBC Sport| date=10 April 2018| access-date=27 April 2018}} Cumberlidge won a gold in the 50m freestyle event at the 2019 Summer Universiade.{{cite news| url= https://swimswam.com/david-cumberlidge-becomes-4th-british-man-under-22-in-50-free/| title= 2019 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES/SUMMER UNIVERSIADE – SWIMMING| work=Swim Swam| date=10 July 2019| access-date=4 September 2020}} He was the fourth British swimmer in history to go under 22 seconds. He was part of the Swim England Performance Squad for the 2021–22 season.{{cite web| url=https://www.swimming.org/sport/athletes-selected-swim-england-performance-squad/#| title='Promising and talented' athletes selected for Swim England Performance Squad| publisher=Swim England|date=6 December 2021| accessdate=14 July 2022}}
Personal life
As of 2021, Cumberlidge was a student of geothermal energy at the University of Edinburgh.{{cite web| url=https://www.ed.ac.uk/sport/news/championship-weekend-for-edinburgh-athletes| title=Championship weekend for Edinburgh Athletes| publisher=University of Edinburgh| date=22 December 2021| accessdate=14 July 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{Team England|david-cumberlidge}}
- {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|swimming/athlete-profile-n6033481-david-cumberlidge}}
{{Footer Universiade Champions 50m Freestyle Men}}
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Category:English male freestyle swimmers
Category:British male freestyle swimmers
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming
Category:Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Great Britain
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
Category:Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne
Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh