John Cecil Wright Davies (12 December 1916 – 25 July 1997) was a New Zealand swimmer who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games.
[4] In 1937, Davies won the 220 yards breaststroke title at the inter-university Easter Tournament in Christchurch, breaking the existing record by 11 seconds, and was awarded a New Zealand University swimming blue.
[6][7] At Easter Tournament in 1939, Davies again won the 220 yards breaststroke title, and equalled the national record of 3:00.2,[8] and he was subsequently awarded another New Zealand University blue for swimming.
[10] He represented New Zealand in the men's 220 yards breaststroke at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, but finished fourth in his heat, recording a time of 3:10.4, and did not progress to the final.
[13] The following year, he was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, resigning his commission with the NZDC and being recommissioned as a surgeon lieutenant (D) to serve in HMNZS Leander.