Wiremu "Bill" Whareaitu (15 August 1912 − 3 April 1973) was a New Zealand swimmer, who represented his country at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.

Whareaitu was the national 150 yards backstroke champion in 1934,[1] and travelled to the Empire Games in London that year as part of the three-strong New Zealand swimming team.

He reached the final of the 3 x 110 yards medley relay with teammates Noel Crump and Len Smith, finishing fifth.

[2] Of Te Arawa and Tūhourangi descent,[3] Whareaitu served with the 28th (Māori) Battalion during World War II,[4] and competed in the battalion's team at the New Zealand Division swimming championships at Maadi, Egypt in September 1943.

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