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Jacob Whittle

Jacob Whittle

British competitive swimmer (born 2004)

Jacob Henry Whittle (born 25 September 2004) is a British competitive swimmer from Alfreton who specializes in freestyle swimming.[1]

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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

  1. [1]
    "Swimming From Home Talk Show: 15-Year-Old Jacob Whittle on Keeping His Head". swimswam.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. [2]
    "ISL". a.isl.global. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. [3]
    "'Exceptionally high-quality' team named for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Swim England Competitive Swimming Hub. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Paris Olympics 2024: Team GB name swimming squad for Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2024.


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