Harry Edward Class

1916 - 2011  (95 years)

• Name	Harry Edward Class
  Residence	1916	15 Martin St, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Born	1 Mar 1916	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1924	45 Homewood Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Died	11 Jun 2011	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Harry Class was born in Kitchener where he received his swimming and diving training at the YMCA under the supervision of Harold Ballantyne and Tommy Armour. In 1932 he won the Canadian Junior three-meter Diving Championship and was the Canadian Senior Men's three meter Diving Champion in 1935, 1936, 1938, and 1943. In 1935 he won the Canadian Senior Men's one meter Diving Championship. In addition, he was a member of the 150-yard medley relay team that broke the Canadian record by four seconds in 1938. At the British Empire Games in London, England, in 1934, he won a Bronze Medal for Canada in the three-meter diving event. Along with his Canadian Championship in 1936, he won the Canadian Olympic Trials in three meter diving at Montreal. Class won many other Provincial and YMCA swimming and diving championships, and also is a member of the Toronto Granite Club Hall of Fame and the Hamilton Aquatic Club Hall of Fame. Past and Present Inductees. (2017). Waterlooregionmuseum.ca. Retrieved 25 June 2017, from https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/exhibits/past-and-present-inductees.aspx
  Honoured	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Harry Class Muncipal pool
  		Municpal Swimming Pool rename Harry Class Pool
  Military	WW2
  	Harry had joined the Canadian Army Intelligence Corp and was sent to Britain.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-103392
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I103392	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward Class,   b. 21 Aug 1882, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jul 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Lillie Margaret Hahn,   b. 7 Oct 1883, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	21 Sep 1910	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F29131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Margaret Hirons,   b. 11 Nov 1912, Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario ,   d. 8 May 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Duncan Edward Class,   b. 24 Dec 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   2. Philip Bernard Class,   b. 22 Feb 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 2003, , Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F28326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Harry Class (1916-2011) was an exceptional Canadian diver and influential member of the community of Kitchener. In 1934, at the British Empire Games in London, Class won a bronze medal in diving. During the Second World War, he joined the Canadian Army Intelligence Corp and went overseas where he took part in diving exhibitions. After the war, Class settled in Hamilton and worked his way up to chief executive officer of Mrs. Smith's Frozen Pies. He retired in 1978 and returned to Kitchener where he served as president and coach of the YMCA swim team. Remarkably, at the age of 72, Class returned to competitive swimming and won 16 Canadian championships and set 16 records in the 70-74 age group. At the age of 75, he competed across North America and in Europe, winning 50 gold medals, four silver and four bronze. Woodside Pool, where Class developed his swimming and diving skills, was renamed in his honour in 1992. Harry Class. (2017). Ontario Heritage Trust. Retrieved 1 July 2019, from https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/pages/our-stories/exhibits/snapshots-of-ontarios-sport-heritage/connection-between-community-geography-and-sport/harry-class?fbclid=IwAR2OPTRRd6dxclFpsXh10RbtaitoYuKikwJzFj7uW4Oh1aFep9CaciaKP0A

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Class/ Harry Edward/ 1916- / His Beloved Wife/ Helen M. Hirons/ 1912-1991 [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Class/ Harry Edward/ 1916- / His Beloved Wife/ Helen M. Hirons/ 1912-1991 [Back] Superior Memorials/ Kitchener [2020 update] Harry died 2011 [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200094030/harry-edward-class. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21509 (1910), Class-Hahn. Edward Class, 24, Salesman, of Berlin, Son of John Class & Caroline Israel Married Lillian Margaret Hahn, 26, Dressmaker, of Elmira, daughter of Henry Hahn & Katherine Peppler, Witn: George Hahn & Katie Class Both of Elmira, 21 September 1910 In Elmira

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1916 - 15 Martin St, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 1 Mar 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1924 - 45 Homewood Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Jun 2011 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Honoured - Harry Class Muncipal pool - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth