Jacob Henry Whittle (born 25 September 2004) is a British competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from

Alfreton Alfreton ( or locally ) is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The town was formerly a Norman Manor and later an Urban District. The population of the Alfreton parish was 8,79 ...

who specializes in

freestyle swimming Freestyle is a category of Swimming (sport), swimming competition, defined by the rules of World Aquatics, in which competitors are subject to only a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all ...

and competed at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

and the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

Biography

In 2020 he joined as the youngest member of the New York Breakers in the

International Swimming League The International Swimming League (ISL) was an annual professional swimming league, established in 2019. It features a team-based competition format with fast-paced race sessions. In 2019, the regular season started in October and the Final Match ...

as a professional athlete. Whittle was included in April 2021 as a member of the British team to go to the postponed

2020 Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo. He joined an "exceptionally high quality" swimming team which included

Sarah Vasey Sarah Marie Vasey (born 29 August 1996) is a former British swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre and 100 metre breaststroke events at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Vasey qualified for the 50 metre breaststroke final at the 20 ...

, Abbie Wood and

Molly Renshaw Molly Renshaw (born 6 May 1996) is an English breaststroke swimmer. In 2016, she won the 200 metres breaststroke at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m). Career In 2012, she won the national 200 m title, but was not selected for t ...

who are all from Derbyshire and also at their first Olympics. In 2024, he was named in the British team for the

. At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, he participated in the men's 100 metre freestyle competition, where he was eliminated in the heats.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Whittle, Jacob 2004 births Living people British male freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Great Britain World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Sportspeople from Derbyshire Sportspeople from Alfreton Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games English male freestyle swimmers 21st-century English sportsmen