Jacob Henry Whittle (born 25 September 2004) is a British competitive swimmer from Alfreton who specializes in freestyle swimming.[1]
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| Full name | Jacob Henry Whittle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 2004 Alfreton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2020 he joined as the youngest member of the New York Breakers in the International Swimming League as a professional athlete.[2] Whittle was included in April 2021 as a member of the British team to go to the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He joined an "exceptionally high quality" swimming team which included Sarah Vasey, Abbie Wood and Molly Renshaw who are all from Derbyshire and also at their first Olympics.[3]
In 2024, he was named in the British team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Swimming From Home Talk Show: 15-Year-Old Jacob Whittle on Keeping His Head". swimswam.com. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "ISL". a.isl.global. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "'Exceptionally high-quality' team named for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Paris Olympics 2024: Team GB name swimming squad for Games". BBC Sport. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
External links
edit- Jacob Whittle at British Swimming
- Jacob Whittle at World Aquatics
- Jacob Whittle at SwimRankings.net
- Jacob Whittle at the International Swimming League
- Jacob Whittle at Olympics.com
- Jacob Whittle at Olympedia
- Jacob Whittle at Team England
- Jacob Whittle at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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