Ernest Henry

This article is about Australian freestyle swimmer. For Swiss engineer Ernest Henry, see Ernest Henry (engineer).

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Australia
Men’s Swimming
Silver	1924 Paris	4x200 m freestyle relay

Ernest Henry (13 May 1904 – 3 June 1998) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1920s, who won a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He also competed in the 100m freestyle. He spent the majority of his career in the shadow of Manly Swimming Club mate Boy Charlton.

Henry was 18 years of age when he was chosen for the 1924 Summer Olympics. Competing in the 100m freestyle, he reached the semifinals, where he was eliminated. Henry combined with Frank Beaurepaire, Moss Christie and Charlton to claim the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay. The United States, led by Johnny Weissmuller, routed the Australians by almost 7 seconds to set a new world record.

References

• Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. pp. 203–204. ISBN 0-7333-0884-8.