Harry Wickham (10 September 1882 – 14 October 1962)[1] was a Solomon Islander swimmer who with his half-brother Alick Wickham is acknowledged as being an early exponent of the crawl swimming stroke in Australia before its introduction to competitive swimming.
He was the son of Frank Wickham, an English plantation owner, and Ameriga a Melanesian woman from Buin, Papua New Guinea.
He was jointly raised by his parents and the local ceremonial and war leader Chief Hingava.
Following Wickham’s return to the Solomons, he managed a copra plantation at Hobopeka in the Roviana Lagoon, and worked as an accountant for Burns Philp.
He served as a lieutenant during the Japanese occupation of The Solomons during World War II.